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Vol. 161 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 2015 No. 98 House of Representatives The House met at 9 a.m. and was The point of no quorum is considered seeks guaranteed outcomes for every- called to order by the Speaker. withdrawn. one, but there are inherent risks asso- f f ciated with investing. While I am open to modernizing cur- PRAYER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE rent rules in order to protect con- The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman sumers against predatory practices J. Conroy, offered the following prayer: from New Jersey (Mr. LANCE) come for- that pose unnecessary risks, I will not God our Father, we give You thanks ward and lead the House in the Pledge support efforts that make it harder for for giving us another day. of Allegiance. American families to save and plan for Bless the Members of the people’s Mr. LANCE led the Pledge of Alle- retirement. House as they gather at the end of an- giance as follows: f other week in the Capitol. Endow each I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the HONORING J.C. KILMER with the graces needed to attend to the United States of America, and to the Repub- issues of the day with wisdom, that the lic for which it stands, one nation under God, (Mr. KILMER asked and was given results of their efforts might benefit indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. permission to address the House for 1 the citizens of our Nation and the minute.) f Mr. KILMER. Mr. Speaker, Tom world. Brokaw once said: We also ask Your blessing leading ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER into this weekend upon fathers The SPEAKER. The Chair will enter- It’s easy to make a buck. It’s much harder to make a difference. throughout our country. May they be tain up to five requests for 1-minute Today I rise to honor someone who their best selves, and may their chil- speeches on each side of the aisle. made a difference as a schoolteacher dren appreciate fully the blessing their f for 50 years. He began his career a half fathers have been to them. century ago at Roosevelt Junior High May all that is done this day be for FEDERAL OBSTACLES TO SAVING School in Port Angeles, Washington, Your greater honor and glory. FOR RETIREMENT where he taught seventh grade home- Amen. (Ms. FOXX asked and was given per- mission to address the House for 1 room and coached football. f I have met so many people who had minute.) him as a teacher; I think he may have THE JOURNAL Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, we talk a lot taught my entire hometown. But the The SPEAKER. The Chair has exam- in this Chamber about the negative im- common themes from his former stu- ined the Journal of the last day’s pro- pacts of overly burdensome rules and dents that I have met have been these: ceedings and announces to the House regulations handed down by bureau- He was a great teacher. He cared about his approval thereof. crats in Washington. me as a student. He didn’t just teach Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- Nowhere are the potential negative me English and geography; he taught nal stands approved. consequences more evident than the me to be a better student and a better Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, pursuant to 700-page rule proposed by the Depart- person. clause 1, rule I, I demand a vote on ment of Labor. Among other things, it Earlier this week, he finished out his agreeing to the Speaker’s approval of expands the Department’s complex career at the Chrysalis School in the Journal. pension rules to cover IRAs as well as Woodinville, Washington, and yester- The SPEAKER. The question is on changes the definition of who is classi- day he had his first well-deserved day the Speaker’s approval of the Journal. fied as a financial adviser. Ultimately, of retirement. The question was taken; and the I believe this rule will restrict access Mr. Speaker, the teacher that I rise Speaker announced that the ayes ap- to advice and drive up costs for small to honor today is named J.C. Kilmer, peared to have it. businesses. and he is my dad. Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I object to It also illustrates a fundamental dif- Mark Twain remarked that the two the vote on the ground that a quorum ference between Republicans and most important days in a person’s life is not present and make the point of Democrats. Democrats want everyone are the day he is born and the day he order that a quorum is not present. to end up in the same place with iden- figures out why. My father was born to The SPEAKER. Pursuant to clause 8, tical outcomes, and Republicans be- teach. And like so many fantastic edu- rule XX, further proceedings on this lieve in providing individuals with the cators, he has affected so many lives in question will be postponed. same level of opportunity. This rule so many ways.

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VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:12 Jun 19, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A18JN7.000 H18JNPT1 smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H4496 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 18, 2015 So today I hope you will join me in Thompson, finals MVP Andre Iguodala, nesses in my district and across this thanking a teacher. I want to con- and all of the talented players who Nation, empowering and supporting gratulate him for being a great educa- brought this championship home. them to grow and conduct business tor, a difference maker, and a terrific I can’t wait to celebrate this win overseas. dad. with all the Warriors fans and players I have had the opportunity to work Happy retirement, Dad. at the victory parade tomorrow morn- with colleagues on both sides of the f ing in Oakland. aisle to support businesses and create Go Warriors. Go Oakland. Go Dub Na- jobs in my home district in San REPEALING THE MEDICAL DEVICE tion. Bernardino County. TAX f There is no reason we can’t continue (Mr. LANCE asked and was given per- working together to reauthorize the IN HONOR AND MEMORY OF mission to address the House for 1 Ex-Im Bank so American workers and CLEMENTA PINCKNEY minute.) businesses have the opportunity to Mr. LANCE. Mr. Speaker, I rise (Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina play a role in the global economy. today in strong support of repealing asked and was given permission to ad- We cannot force American businesses the medical device tax, a burdensome dress the House for 1 minute.) and workers to pay the price for Con- tax on medical devices that increases Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina. Mr. gress’ inaction. The Ex-Im Bank costs, stifles investment, slows the Speaker, I rise in honor and memory of doesn’t cost taxpayers a cent and has race for cures, and ultimately makes my former South Carolina General As- created or maintained 11⁄2 million pri- health care more expensive for pa- sembly colleague, State Senator vate sector jobs since 2007. We need to tients. Clementa Pinckney. stop the political games and reauthor- The tax has resulted in less spending Tragedy shot through the hearts of ize the Ex-Im Bank. every family and community last night on research and development, esca- f lating costs on the newest tech- in South Carolina. It is important in nologies, a reduction in capital invest- times like these to remember that we PREGNANCY DISCRIMINATION ments, and, ultimately, is a factor in are all made in the image of God. We AMENDMENT ACT the loss of jobs in our Nation’s vital are all brothers and sisters in Christ (Mr. WALBERG asked and was given life science sector, which is critical to and are there to shoulder the burden of permission to address the House for 1 keeping the United States a leader in tragedy and loss. minute.) the world and is crucial to my home Please pray for the 180-year-old Mr. WALBERG. Mr. Speaker, in the State of New Jersey. Emanuel AME Church, who suffered 21st century workplace where women One of the major newspapers in our the loss; the city of Charleston, tor- account for nearly half of the work- area editorialized recently in support mented with distress; the State of force, it is vital that our policies re- of our efforts, the Easton Express- South Carolina and its law enforce- flect today’s new realities. Specifi- Times, pointing out that the medical ment personnel. We all need to come cally, the 1978 Pregnancy Discrimina- device tax is having a depressing effect together with compassion and love. tion Act, PDA, is in need of moderniza- on a sector of the economy that until Remember from the Book of Mat- tion. recently was doing well. Some are thew: Recently, the act was litigated before looking to relocate overseas. Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Supreme Court, but even the Jus- I thank my close friend, Congress- the kingdom of heaven. tices were unable to fully resolve how man ERIK PAULSEN of Minnesota, and Blessed are those who mourn, for they to apply the PDA. That is why Senator shall be comforted. the Ways and Means Committee for MURKOWSKI and I have introduced the Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit sponsoring this legislation. I urge the the Earth. Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment House to pass repeal of the medical de- Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for Act. It says working moms-to-be vice tax and work with our Senate col- righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. should have access to reasonable ac- leagues to send this measure to the Blessed are the merciful, for they shall re- commodations from their employers if President. ceive mercy. health issues arise from pregnancy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they f Unlike other proposals that will cre- shall see God. ate more mandates, confusion, and liti- GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. gation, my bill simply clarifies exist- (Ms. LEE asked and was given per- Blessed are those who are persecuted for ing law to ensure the 21st century mission to address the House for 1 righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the king- workplace works for families, employ- minute.) dom of heaven. ers, and expectant mothers. Ms. LEE. Mr. Speaker, the night be- May God comfort the city of Charles- f fore last, with the whole world watch- ton and the State of South Carolina IRAN ing, my home team, the Golden State this morning. Warriors, brought the O’Brien Trophy (Mr. MURPHY of Florida asked and f back to Oakland. was given permission to address the The Warriors, led by NBA MVP Ste- EXPORT-IMPORT BANK House for 1 minute and to revise and phen Curry, showed the power of per- (Mr. AGUILAR asked and was given extend his remarks.) sistence and teamwork both on and off permission to address the House for 1 Mr. MURPHY of Florida. Mr. Speak- the court. minute.) er, I rise today as we approach the The finals against the well-matched Mr. AGUILAR. Mr. Speaker, today I deadline of negotiations with Iran to and talented Cleveland Cavaliers were rise to highlight the familiar predica- stress that any agreement must un- a thrill to watch. These games were ment Congress has found itself in be- equivocally guarantee that Iran cannot basketball at its best, with both teams cause the Republican leadership con- obtain nuclear weapons. showing real passion on the court. tinues to govern by crisis. While a diplomatic solution is the It has been 40 years since Oakland As of today, we have only 4 legisla- ideal method of stopping Iran’s illicit last brought home the championship, tive days until the Export-Import Bank nuclear weapons program, we owe it to and throughout this long journey, War- expires. This bank helps American the American people of this country to rior fans have stayed loyal and faith- businesses of all sizes and markets end up with not just a good deal, but a ful. around the world. great deal. Thank you to the Warriors team for China’s businesses have the support A great deal means giving inspectors making our dreams of another cham- of their country’s export-import bank, robust access to nuclear facilities to pionship a reality. I have no doubt that and we need to give our businesses the promptly verify compliance. A great this remarkable team will go down in same certainty. deal means Iran acknowledges the full Oakland’s history. Thank you to head For years, the Ex-Im Bank has extent of its nuclear weapons program. coach Steve Kerr, Stephen Curry, Clay helped level the playing field for busi- A great deal would remove tools that

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:12 Jun 19, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K18JN7.002 H18JNPT1 smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE June 18, 2015 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4497 could leave Iran with a pathway to- fulfillment, harmony between man and na- Member opposed each will control 10 ward nuclear weapons and provide a ture, a holistic approach to health and well- minutes of debate on the question of long-term solution. Finally, a great being. It is not about exercise, but, rather, it consideration. Following debate, the deal phases in sanctions relief so we is about discovering the sense of oneness Chair will put the question of consider- within yourself, the world, and nature. aren’t rewarding Iran for deception and ation as the statutory means of dis- noncompliance. As a longtime yoga practitioner my- posing of the point of order. A nuclear Iran is one of the greatest self, I have experienced firsthand the The Chair recognizes the gentle- threats to the United States; our great- positive impact of yoga on my own life, woman from New York. est ally, Israel; and to regional sta- and I am honored to be introducing Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, be- bility in the Middle East. I cannot this resolution today and sharing with fore I begin, I would like to take a mo- stress enough how important it is that others the true meaning of yoga. ment, if I may, to mourn the horrific Iran must not, under any cir- f loss of life in Charleston, South Caro- lina. cumstance, be able to obtain a nuclear PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION weapon. Places of worship used to be places of OF THE SENATE AMENDMENT TO sanctuary, but there are no more sanc- f H.R. 2146, DEFENDING PUBLIC tuaries in the United States from gun COMMEMORATING AMERICAN SAFETY EMPLOYEES’ RETIRE- violence. Whether it is an elementary EAGLE DAY MENT ACT school, a college, a hospital—anywhere in the world—gun violence is there (Mr. ROE of Tennessee asked and was Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, by di- among us. We want to all give our con- given permission to address the House rection of the Committee on Rules, I dolences to our colleague JIM CLYBURN, for 1 minute.) call up House Resolution 321 and ask for its immediate consideration. who represents that area in Charleston. Mr. ROE of Tennessee. Mr. Speaker, I have a personal interest in it as a it is my pleasure to once again rise to The Clerk read the resolution, as fol- lows: very good friend of mine, who had been join in commemorating June 20, 2015, pastor of Baber AME Church for dec- H. RES. 321 as American Eagle Day and celebrate ades in Rochester, left us to go to pas- the recovery and restoration of the Resolved, That upon adoption of this reso- tor that church and is still an elder bald eagle, the national symbol of the lution it shall be in order to take from the Speaker’s table the bill (H.R. 2146) to amend there. So our hearts go out to all of United States. them for all of the grief. We hope that On June 20, 1782, the eagle was des- the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Federal law enforcement officers, fire- we will see brighter days when people ignated as a national emblem of the fighters, and air traffic controllers to make can go to a sanctuary place of worship United States by the Founding Fathers penalty-free withdrawals from governmental in peace. at the Second Continental Congress. plans after age 50, and for other purposes, Now to the matter before Congress The bald eagle is the central image of with the Senate amendment thereto, and to today, Mr. Speaker, our Chamber and the Great Seal of the United States and consider in the House, without intervention our Nation are off balance. There is is displayed in the official seal of many of any point of order, a motion offered by the something drastically wrong when branches and departments of the Fed- chair of the Committee on Ways and Means Members of the people’s House are eral Government. or his designee that the House concur in the Senate amendment with the amendment asked to vote on greasing the skids for The bald eagle is an inspiring symbol printed in the report of the Committee on a trade deal they are discouraged from of the spirit of freedom and democracy Rules accompanying this resolution. The reading and, even if they do read, can- of the United States. Since the found- Senate amendment and the motion shall be not discuss with their constituents, the ing of the Nation, the image, meaning, considered as read. The motion shall be de- people who sent them here. and symbolism of the eagle have batable for one hour equally divided and con- That is what we are being asked to played a significant role in art, music, trolled by the chair and ranking minority do today regarding a massive trade history, commerce, literature, archi- member of the Committee on Ways and deal: abdicate our authority by approv- tecture, and the culture of the U.S. The Means. The previous question shall be con- ing fast track and to give the simple sidered as ordered on the motion to its adop- vote of ‘‘yea’’ or ‘‘nay’’ on an issue that bald eagle’s habitat only exists in tion without intervening motion or demand North America. for division of the question. is not simple at all. In fact, it could I hope my colleagues will join in not be more complex or more far- POINT OF ORDER celebrating June 20, 2015, as American reaching. Unlike the Senate action on Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, pur- Eagle Day, which marks the recovery this measure, Members of the House suant to section 426 of the Congres- and restoration of the bald eagle. were totally unable to have any sional Budget and Impoundment Con- amendment or very much discussion of f trol Act of 1974, I make a point of order what is going on here. b 0915 against consideration of the rule, Mr. Speaker, fast track is an anach- House Resolution 321. ronism that needs to die. There is no INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY Section 426 of the Budget Act specifi- longer any need for it at all. It came as (Ms. GABBARD asked and was given cally states that the Rules Committee a matter of convenience in the seven- permission to address the House for 1 may not waive the point of order pre- ties when the United States was the minute.) scribed by section 425 of that same Act. biggest manufacturer on the face of the Ms. GABBARD. Mr. Speaker, today, I House Resolution 321 states that it Earth and when we were pretty sure we am introducing a resolution to com- ‘‘shall be in order . . . to consider in always would be. So it was decided by memorate the first ever International the House, without intervention of any the powers that were in place then that Yoga Day. point of order, a motion . . . that the the Congress would just hand it over to This day is occurring on Sunday, House concur in the Senate amend- the administration to go ahead and ne- June 21, and it was a day that was des- ment with the amendment printed in gotiate whole trade agreements despite ignated by the United Nations with the report of the Committee on Rules the fact that the Constitution of the over 177 countries in support. Over 24 accompanying the resolution.’’ United States gives us that power. We million Americans and 250 million peo- Therefore, I make a point of order allowed the administration to do it. ple around the world practice some pursuant to section 426 that this reso- One committee, Ways and Means, got form of yoga, and, on Sunday, people lution may not be considered. to see it. There was no amendment, all around the world will be celebrating The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. POE and the only vote we can take on a the benefits of living a yoga lifestyle. of Texas). The gentlewoman from New trade bill is ‘‘yea’’ or ‘‘nay.’’ India’s Prime Minister, Narendra York makes a point of order that the Mr. Speaker, it is not just we who are Modi, addressed the UN General As- resolution violates section 426(a) of the forbidden, basically, to see what is in sembly on September 27, 2014, stating: Congressional Budget Act of 1974. this bill and to talk about it. It is also Yoga is an invaluable gift of India’s an- The gentlewoman has met the the countries of Australia and New cient tradition. It embodies unity of mind threshold burden under the rule, and Zealand. Let me read from a report on and body, thought and action, restraint and the gentlewoman from New York and a that.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:12 Jun 19, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K18JN7.004 H18JNPT1 smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H4498 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 18, 2015 They are very much concerned there I have worked, it weakens the language erential preference to rules negotiated with the fact that this TPP—what they on human trafficking. They had to do by drug companies extending their pat- had found leaked out, that what that because the nation with the worst ents, as I have said, in an unfair way PhRMA is doing here is to extend all of standards on human rights and human for 12 years. They are rigging the sys- their patents for 12 years so that they trafficking is Malaysia, which is one of tem in a way that would make it hard- can not only raise those prices here in the countries with whom we want to be er for people in TPP countries to have this country but for all of those coun- allied. access to life-saving drugs. tries involved in the trade agreement. Third, they ignore currency manipu- Now, we have got a history to warn Jane Kelsey, who is on the faculty of lation, which we have been told for a us about this. This thing has been mod- law of the University of Auckland, de- decade or more is one of the most seri- eled after NAFTA, which cost us over 5 scribed what was happening here as one ous acts against the United States million jobs. My part of the country is of the most controversial parts—that from countries that trade with us, just now recovering from NAFTA a lit- is, the pharmaceutical part—because which is changing their currency. As tle bit, and we don’t want to see this the U.S. pharmaceutical industry used one of my colleagues has pointed out, happen again. All over this country, a trade agreement to target New Zea- Mrs. DINGELL, one automobile company there are factories that are closed and land’s Pharmaceutical Management made more money from its trade ma- cities that are gone—places where Agency, PHARMAC, which is their nipulation than it did by selling its there, literally, is no work. health system. cars. We don’t want to expand that. We Even doing TAA, which is very im- This transparency act will erode the don’t want that to go on. portant to us, would be training people process and decisions of agencies that There is also a strong anti-immigra- for jobs, in most cases, that don’t even decide which medicines and medical de- tion provision that we are being asked exist; but this has been hidden away vices to subsidize with public money to vote on today, and we won’t do from the American people and cer- and by how much. The leaked test that—giving up our rights as the elect- tainly has been hidden away from the shows that TPP will severely erode ed Representatives of the people of the Congress, the people who represent PHARMAC’s ability to continue to de- United States. It says that trade agree- them. It is causing a stir all the way liver affordable medicines and medical ments do nothing to address the immi- around the world. As I pointed out, devices as it has for two decades. gration. They may not. other countries are looking at this The parliamentarians in Australia Then Democratic priorities, such as with great interest. and New Zealand are under the same ensuring that Dodd-Frank would not be Let’s follow what our minority leader restriction as we are, only theirs is affected by the trade agreement, be- said last week. Let’s put this thing to even worse. A member of that Par- cause we have heard that financial rest and negotiate openly a trade liament who goes to read the trade services is very heavily involved here, agreement that we can be proud of. We agreement has to sign a paper that he were rejected in the Senate and were all believe in trade. Everybody talks will not discuss it for 4 years. not included in this bill. We are very about free trade. I want to change that I make this point because two of the much concerned about that. now to fair trade that will be enforce- great democracies on this planet—the We are very much concerned about able and that will benefit everybody in- United States of America and Aus- where we are going, but the fast-track volved. tralia—have given over the right of the deal will be an absolute rubber stamp I yield back the balance of my time. people’s elected Representatives to to disaster. b 0930 know what is in these trade deals that As I mentioned before, it has been ne- will have such devastating effects on gotiated in a cloud of secrecy by multi- Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I claim all of the people they represent. How in national conglomerates and the finan- time in opposition to the point of order the world can this continue, and how cial services industry and pharma- and in favor of consideration of the res- can we let it go on? ceutical companies that have one pri- olution. If we don’t do anything in this Con- ority, and that is the bottom line. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- gress—and we may not—I would really What we know, again, is all we have tleman from Texas is recognized for 10 like to see us do away with the whole heard from leaks. Not a lot has made minutes. idea of fast track. We can’t afford it its way to the light of day, but what Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I, too, any longer. At least I am sure, when it has has been appalling, and it does cer- rise with a sad heart regarding the oc- began, there was no problem with cer- tainly give anyone who wants to vote currences and the things which hap- tain corporations deciding that they pause to think about what that vote pened in South Carolina last night. I were going to make the main decisions means before he gives it, because we know, I join the gentlewoman as well as we have had made known by leaks don’t know what is in that bill. as all the Members of this body to ex- here. I have not gone to read the bill. One of the things that some of us are press our condolences and our sorrow I do not want to be hamstrung by any- very much concerned about is food with the things that have happened. I thing that I can discuss and concerns safety and prescription drugs, the ero- know that later in the day we will take that I have with the people whom I sion of environmental protections, and time to offer those formally by the serve. This is one of many reasons, I the degradation of the financial sector. members of the South Carolina delega- think, this trade bill is bad. This deal is headed down the wrong tion. Let me say I have a few more here path. Not only would the TPP cer- Mr. Speaker, the question before us that I would like to go over, and I need tainly ship good-paying American jobs is, should the House now consider to make sure that everybody under- overseas, but it would endanger the House Resolution 321. That is what we stands this. When you vote for TPA food on our tables by weakening the are here for. While the resolution today, you are voting for things that safety standards. Ninety percent of the waives all points of order against con- were in that Customs bill. Again, hard- seafood consumed in America is im- sideration of the motion to concur with ly any of us knew anything about it. ported, but only 1 to 2 percent is in- the amendment, the committee is not Let me just tell you what they are: spected, much of it from countries with aware of any violations of the Un- Preventing action on climate change. little controls on sanitation and water funded Mandates Reform Act. This is This is going to be written in this bill. quality that American consumers ex- simply a dilatory tactic that the gen- Nobody anywhere can even bring up pect. tlewoman wants to use to talk further climate change. It is a great step back- One of the biggest threats comes about the issue at hand. I get that. ward, and they managed to get this in, from shrimp imported from Vietnam, a We have spent weeks talking about and the Pope is in sync, too. That is TPP partner. The dangerous bacteria this. The United States Senate spent very interesting. in Vietnamese shrimp is really ubiq- weeks talking about this issue. The Secondly and most grievous to many uitous and has included shrimp con- gentlewoman wanted to use her time to of us who have worked so hard on taminated with MRSA, which is fatal, talk about all the things that she be- human trafficking, including Members and drug-resistant salmonella. What is lieves are wrong with the bill, and that on both sides of this House with whom more, the TPP report includes due def- is okay. That really doesn’t bother me.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:12 Jun 19, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K18JN7.006 H18JNPT1 smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE June 18, 2015 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4499 But the bottom line to the entire This trade deal contract that we are classified, you know. Did he reveal matter is that we are using our respon- wanting to empower the President— classified information? sibility under the Constitution for the whoever that may be for the next 7 The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- Congress of the United States to estab- years—is to say let’s go cut a deal that tlewoman will suspend. The gentle- lish the laws and to direct the Presi- is good to that country and to Amer- woman has not stated a parliamentary dent of the United States that we be- ica. In the process, Mr. Speaker, we inquiry. Now, if the gentlewoman has a lieve is very constitutional to say to added some language for those of our parliamentary inquiry, please state it. the President of the United States, we friends that are watching along with Ms. SLAUGHTER. My concern is want you to go engage the world in a you, Mr. Speaker, as I address my com- that he is reading from a classified doc- trade deal, and we are going to tell you ments to you. ument. I need to know if that is the the parameters, some 160 different pa- Section 8, subsection A on page 101 case. rameters about how we believe you says: The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- should engage the foreign countries in United States law to prevail in event of tleman from Texas is recognized. these trade deals. conflict. Mr. SESSIONS. Section 8 of the TPA. The gentlewoman is right, there are Mr. Speaker, it lays it out right here: I did not say TPP. some difficult piece parts in there, as No provision of any trade agreement en- Mr. Speaker, I believe we have pretty the gentlewoman mentions about im- tered into under section 3(b) nor the applica- well beaten this dead donkey to its migration. Yes, I made sure that was in tion of any such provision to any person or point. Its logical conclusion is we now there because I don’t believe this circumstance that is inconsistent with any move forward. I urge a ‘‘yes’’ vote on should be about immigration or visas. I law of the United States, any State of the the question of consideration of the believe this should be about trade. And, United States, or any locality in the United resolution. yes, there is language that is in there States shall have effect. The SPEAKER pro tempore. All time about climate change because I don’t Mr. Speaker, what I am trying to for debate has expired. believe this should be about the United suggest to you is, there are a lot of The question is, Will the House now States in a political circumstance try- things about this bill; some that some consider the resolution? ing to push our ideas on a trade deal people like, some things that others The question of consideration was de- about global warming or these consid- don’t like. But we had a chance to read cided in the affirmative. erations that might be related to that it; we had a chance to understand it. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- issue. This is a contract that we have not tleman from Texas (Mr. SESSIONS) is Mr. Speaker, the gentlewoman is even agreed to yet. Why would some- recognized for 1 hour. right, there are piece parts of this one go and publicly talk about a deal Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, for the agreement, the trade promotion au- that they haven’t made? purpose of debate only, I yield the cus- thority, that not everybody likes, but So, Mr. Speaker, I believe that what tomary 30 minutes to the gentlewoman let’s not act like you didn’t have an op- is happening right now is that we from New York (Ms. SLAUGHTER), my portunity to read the bill or under- should say that this point of order friend, pending which I yield myself stand the bill. But much like any con- should not prevail. I think that what such time as I may consume. During tract—and that is what we are engag- we should do is move to the direct dis- consideration of this resolution, all ing here in. We are engaging in saying cussion that we are going to have to time yielded is for the purpose of de- to the President, we want you to go allow the House to continue its busi- bate only. sign a contract, an agreement with ness, and I urge Members to vote ‘‘yes’’ Mr. Speaker, once again, I believe these foreign countries that are in the on the question under consideration. that our comments this morning Far East who have not only large popu- I reserve the balance of my time. should be tempered with a reminder lations, but growing economic cir- PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY about the events of South Carolina and cumstances to buy our products, and us Mr. DOGGETT. Parliamentary in- how much this body and its Members to make sure that we lower tariffs or quiry, Mr. Speaker. offer their prayers and consideration taxes on those products to where they The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- not only of our colleagues but all the are available to us. tleman from Texas will state his in- people of South Carolina, the men and Yes, we understand currency manipu- quiry. women, law enforcement, and people of lation is a problem, and primarily that Mr. DOGGETT. Mr. Speaker, my in- faith all across this country. I want to, is a problem with perhaps two coun- quiry: In the underlying bill, is there once again, express my consideration tries. Neither of those countries do we anything to prevent taxpayers from of those ideas. have a free trade agreement with, and having to pay out hundreds of millions Mr. Speaker, before I go through my one of them we want to have a free of dollars for the privilege of enforcing opening statement, I yield 2 minutes to trade agreement with. Another country the very laws that the gentleman from the gentlewoman from Irvine, Cali- simply, I don’t believe, understands Texas says this agreement would pre- fornia (Mrs. MIMI WALTERS). rule of law or intellectual property, serve, any local ordinance, any State Mrs. MIMI WALTERS of California. I and I think they are thugs and don’t agreement like happened in Canada re- thank the gentleman from Texas for care. They are a country that steals cently, that the taxpayers end up hav- yielding. openly hundreds of billions of dollars ing to pay the bill for simply enforcing Mr. Speaker, we have spent consider- from the United States, and they do existing law? able time debating the merits of TPA not respect any rule of law or inter- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- in this body. I want to bring us back to national agreements. So we probably tleman is not stating a parliamentary the fundamentals of this debate. I want won’t sign an agreement with them. inquiry. to talk about why trade is so impor- But this is a good deal. It is a good The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- tant to our economy, why trade is a deal. The last 10, 20 countries that tleman from Texas (Mr. SESSIONS) is conservative cause, and why trade is so America has had a trade agreement recognized. vital to our Nation. Simply put, free with, we have a $10 billion surplus with Mr. SESSIONS. I urge a ‘‘yes’’ vote. I trade empowers the individual to make those countries because those coun- reserve the balance of my time. decisions in his or her best interest tries want American products, because PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY without undue government influence. the American worker does a great job, Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I Look around at your house or at your and we have the best engineering and have a parliamentary inquiry. car. Without question, there are im- manufacturing and pricing, but the The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- ported products. Free trade allows you, product is worthy in the world market tlewoman from New York will state as an individual, to make the best eco- and will sell. her parliamentary inquiry. nomic choice for your family. When The State of Texas, which I am from, Ms. SLAUGHTER. I need to inquire economic enterprise is free from unnec- sells $289 billion of Texas-made prod- from you, if my colleague was reading essary government interference and all ucts overseas every year. That is an ex- from the trade bill, what he had read enterprise is treated equally, the most ample of how important trade is. and is forbidden to speak about. It is competitive actors will rise to the top.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:12 Jun 19, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K18JN7.008 H18JNPT1 smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H4500 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 18, 2015 That means higher quality products of foreign corporations to challenge thority, TPA—not TPP, not any of the and lower prices, which translates to U.S. laws on food safety, drug safety, other bills. We are here for TPA today, improved standards of living and eco- environmental protection, health care, exactly the same bill that this House nomic growth. labor rights, the minimum wage, and, passed last week. That is what we are Opponents of free trade will say we indeed, any domestic law on any sub- here for. need protectionist measures to main- ject. Mr. Speaker, at this time, I yield 2 tain certain industries, but that is a minutes to the gentleman from Sunny- b 0945 flawed argument. Protectionist meas- side, Washington (Mr. NEWHOUSE), a ures may benefit a few in select indus- The gentleman on the other side of member of the Rules Committee. tries, but ultimately protectionism is the aisle said that that is not the case. Mr. NEWHOUSE. I thank the chair- more harmful to the Nation’s economic Just witness what happened last week man for yielding. health. Protected industries become in- when the majority in this body voted Mr. Speaker, I rise to support the efficient. Consumers are denied choice, to repeal country of origin labeling so rule and the underlying trade pro- and American businesses face retalia- that we know where our meat, our motion authority bill. Look at my State of Washington. We tory trade measures overseas. Bottom poultry, and our pork comes from be- cause the World Trade Organization have jobs, economic growth, and in- line, protectionism is an abandonment creased exports because of trade. Those of the free market in favor of govern- and Canada and Mexico ruled against us. So we are going to give up our do- benefits and the example of that can be ment intervention. applied to our entire Nation. I believe that when American busi- mestic law. This is a trade agreement that has By passing TPA, Congress will set nesses and entrepreneurs are placed on priorities to ensure that any agree- been crafted by lobbyists for the spe- an equal playing field, when we elimi- ment levels the playing field with our cial interests and industries that stand nate tariffs and protectionist barriers trading partners and creates jobs here to gain the most by weakening U.S. at home and abroad, American busi- at home. Without it, the administra- regulation and shipping jobs overseas, nesses can compete and win against tion will be setting those priorities, any of their foreign competitors. The yet the administration has shown abso- and we, Congress, will have no say and famed economist Milton Friedman lutely no interest in improving this little oversight. said: Free trade ultimately forces com- deal or even listening to our concerns. In my State, we export coffee, many petitors to put up or shut up. That means that when the Trans-Pa- agricultural products, aircraft, foot- Mr. Speaker, let us set the table for cific Partnership comes to this House, wear, and software. We export, fully, 30 free trade. Let us pass TPA. I know we need the ability to amend it. At the percent of our apples, 60 percent of our American businesses will put up. very least, it must include sanctions hops, and over 85 percent of our wheat. GENERAL LEAVE against currency manipulation, en- TPA is about instructing our trade Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I ask forceable labor, environmental stand- negotiators to reduce the trade bar- unanimous consent that all Members ards, and include a transparent proc- riers that American farmers and manu- have 5 legislative days to revise and ex- ess. facturers face so that we can create tend their remarks. If we vote for fast track today, we and sell openly around the world. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there throw away our ability to make any of Right now, our American wines face objection to the request of the gen- those amendments, and we turn our very stiff tariffs in Japan, but Chilean tleman from Texas? backs on our commitment to American and Argentinean wines face none. Our There was no objection. workers: to their jobs, to their fami- beef faces a 38 percent tariff; oranges, Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I lies, and to their economic security. 16 percent. TPA will instruct our trade yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman We must make this a vote, and this negotiators to work on lowering these from Connecticut (Ms. DELAURO), who vote must be a turning point so that at tariffs. has been so effective on this bill. long last the American public can say The reason to vote on TPA and why Ms. DELAURO. Mr. Speaker, I rise in that those of us in this House opposing it is so important is that it will make strong opposition to this fast-track fast track demand policies. the deal public and give the American bill, which is only made worse by a The SPEAKER pro tempore. The people several months to review any gimmick of it being attached to unre- time of the gentlewoman has expired. negotiated deal. Without passing this, lated legislation designed to help Fed- Ms. SLAUGHTER. I yield the gentle- there is no review period. The deal can eral public safety professionals. I woman an additional 30 seconds. stay secret. Some have objected that their voices might add, as has already been men- Ms. DELAURO. The vote last Friday have not been heard on this matter, tioned, the general president of the and today’s vote are critical in letting but for months, the House Ways and International Association of Fire- the American public know where we Means Committee and the Rules Com- stand and that, in fact, we prioritize fighters, which this rule addresses as mittee have considered dozens of their economic security, their jobs, well, has said: We urge you to oppose amendments to three different trade- their increased wages and that we are this rule. related bills. There has been ample For 20 years, our Nation’s trade pol- opposed to special interests. And that time for debate. icy has been failing American workers is what this Trans-Pacific Partnership Mr. Speaker, this rule and the under- and the businesses that want to invest is all about. lying bill are critical to our economy. in this country. It has driven away We must reject this bill. Without it, our country will continue jobs, pushed down wages, and exacer- Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I yield to face enormous barriers; but with it, bated inequality. A vote for fast track myself such time as I may consume. we can grow our businesses, create is a vote to continue that bad trade Mr. Speaker, there is a lot of confu- more jobs, and ensure the American policy for another generation because sion down here. Everybody thinks we economy remains the most competitive if we approve fast track today, we are now talking about ObamaCare, and and strongest in the world for decades rubberstamp the Trans-Pacific Part- we are not. to come. nership agreement. The gentlewoman talked about di- Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I The Trans-Pacific Partnership asks minishing wages, diminishing job op- yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman American workers to compete with portunities for the future, diminishing from Illinois (Ms. SCHAKOWSKY). labor in developing countries like Viet- opportunities for American workers to Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. The administra- nam, where the minimum wage is 56 have higher wages. There is no bill that tion seems to think the Democrats and cents an hour. It does nothing to com- I have ever seen that diminished wages the coalition that is opposing the TPP bat the biggest source of lost jobs—cur- or people’s opportunity to work the would reject any trade deal. We are rency manipulation—which The Econo- hours that they would like to work called protectionists. We are called un- mist’s Fred Burcksen has said has cost more than ObamaCare. But we are not reasonable. But that is not true. Rath- us in the United States up to 5 million debating that today. er than these fancy parliamentary ma- jobs. People lost their jobs and lost Mr. Speaker, we are here—and I want nipulations, we should take the time their livelihoods. It allows thousands to be clear—about trade promotion au- now to fix it.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:12 Jun 19, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K18JN7.009 H18JNPT1 smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE June 18, 2015 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4501 Some of the most odious positions Mr. Speaker, I don’t think for one cost to us all, we have a letter from our that we know that are in the TPP second China isn’t watching this very U.S. Trade Representative, Michael which this fast track will speed us to debate right now, waiting to see how Froman, saying that this deal doesn’t are U.S. negotiating positions. Our serious we, the Congress, are about do anything to deal with the authority trading partners are not clamoring for America’s economic future and com- of the administration to negotiate cli- the extrajudicial investor dispute reso- mitment to retaining our position of mate change. That, in fact, is shame- lution authority, allowing huge cor- global leadership. In fact, Mr. Speaker, ful. And what we are doing here today porations to challenge their hard- I would venture to guess they have is against American workers, against fought consumer protections, worker been focused on what a deal like the American businesses, and against and environmental laws, et cetera. TPP would mean for their sitting and American jobs. These are our negotiating positions. future ambitions in the Asia Pacific re- It is time to kill this donkey once We could drop them and that would be gion for a long time now. and for all by putting it to rest and welcomed abroad among our trading The United States can either be in a coming back to the table to reset for partners. position where we can write the rules the American workers. Countries want the opportunity and for the future trade agreements and de- Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 the right to protect their food sup- velop closer bilateral ties with our ne- minutes to the gentleman from Butler, plies—and that includes us. Decrease gotiating partners, or we can sit on the Pennsylvania (Mr. KELLY), one of the smoking; promote Buy America; in- sidelines. most exciting new Members of Con- crease the minimum wage; control the Passing TPA is about expanding our gress from the Ways and Means Com- cost of drugs; protect our environment. influence in a critical region of the mittee. I have visited and watched this We could reset the balance of the intel- world with the TPP and solidifying our young man as he not only ably rep- lectual property rights and access to alliances with our partners in Europe resents a proud group of people, but is lifesaving, affordable medicines by re- with the TTIP. Failing to pass TPA, I a strong American. writing the pharmaceutical chapter, fear, will confirm many of our allies’ Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania. I thank which I did look at. own fears that America is in retreat the gentleman for yielding. More than a trade bill, this estab- from the global stage. Mr. Speaker, in this House, we have a lishes a new regulatory regime that fa- But we can send a strong signal duty to legislate based on truth, not vors the wealthiest and the most pow- today, Mr. Speaker, that while our Na- fiction. We cannot afford to be erful corporations. We could change tion’s foreign policy has recently been uneducated, uninformed, or untruthful that. adrift, the House of Representatives— when it comes to PTA. Maybe the prob- These votes we are taking today are and the United States—supports closer lem is we labeled it wrong. Maybe we not the end of the track. It is begin- economic ties with our partners and should have called it ‘‘Congressional ning the track to a new negotiation. It wants to see an America that is en- Trade Authority Oversight.’’ Maybe is the beginning of an opportunity for gaged on the world stage. that is what we should have called it. us to sit down and make sure that we Mr. Speaker, I urge support of this There is a great misunderstanding— get the best for workers, consumers, rule and support for the TPA legisla- and I hope it is a misunderstanding— and our trading partners, and that we tion later today. about what this does for us. There is no benefit our economy not just for the Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I am way America can compete in the global very few at the top that can go to some pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gen- economy without strong trade agree- extrajudicial court and challenge our tlewoman from Maryland (Ms. ments. When Congress sets the param- regulations, but for everyone. This is a EDWARDS). eters and very carefully constructs bill that we can make better. Ms. EDWARDS. Mr. Speaker, I op- what the agreement has to contain, Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I yield pose this rule. It is such a danger, Mr. there is no mystery, there is no bogey- myself such time as I may consume. Speaker, that the majority is trying to man, there is nobody hiding under the Mr. Speaker, the gentlewoman knows move through the back door what it bed, there is nobody hiding in the clos- that in the TPA agreement there is an could not get through the front door on et. You don’t have to have a secret de- agreement that she can go and attend the floor of this House last week. And coder ring. You don’t have to have every single round of the discussions they are doing it in the most shameful some magical knock at the door to and negotiation, by law. She can be way, Mr. Speaker: hiding behind our read all these different items. It is right there. She can watch it as it hap- first responders. That is right; hiding there for you to look at. pens. We can be engaged in this, as behind firefighters and emergency per- For crying out loud, will you stop Members of Congress, the entire way. sonnel. pushing a false narrative if it is about That is what this agreement is about. The International Association of growing our economy? The only way This is about TPA, not TPP. Firefighters, representing more than we can grow is protecting what we The fear factor, Mr. Speaker, is in- 300,000 firefighters and emergency room have and then going into the global credible. Let’s go and do the right personnel, oppose what is being done economy and increasing our market thing for the American worker and our here today on this floor, and I urge my penetration. It is that simple. future. That is what we are doing now. colleagues to do the same. If you want America to grow, then Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the There is one thing that I agree with you must allow America to grow. And gentleman from Raleigh, North Caro- the gentleman from Texas about. This you must allow America to lead, be- lina (Mr. HOLDING), from the Ways and is a donkey that died last week when cause when America leads, America Means Committee. we stood up for American workers, wins. And when America wins, the rest Mr. HOLDING. Mr. Speaker, I thank small businesses, and American jobs. of the world wins. It is just that sim- the gentleman from Texas, my good And right now that donkey is like ple. friend, the chairman of the Rules Com- roadkill, and we are going to kill it Why in the world fast track? It is not mittee, for yielding. right here on the floor of this House of fast track. If you want to call it slow Here we go again, Mr. Speaker, de- Representatives. track, that is fine, because you are bating what should be the United We know that this body can pass leg- going to have 60 days to read it. That States’ future role in the global econ- islation that in fact is not just about is pretty slow, at least around here. omy. free trade, but is about free trade—and You want to call it smart track? That We have heard a lot over the past few they are not doing it today—protecting is what it is. It is smart track. It is months about the economic benefits our workers, protecting our climate, safe track, and it is sure track. The associated with free and fair trade, but protecting our Buy America provisions other thing, it puts America back on trade is just as important to our Na- for our procurement. the track to economic prosperity. tion’s foreign policy as it is to our bot- And so, Mr. Speaker, even as we are Pass TPA today and put America tom line. There is no question that just getting word of the Pope’s encyc- back on the track to protect American trade is an important, strategic soft- lical on climate change and over- jobs. Allow the economy to grow, and power tool. whelmingly recognizing the human allow our workers not just to produce

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:12 Jun 19, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K18JN7.011 H18JNPT1 smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H4502 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 18, 2015 and distribute products at home, but tleman from Louisiana (Mr. BOU- We created the global trading system around the world. That is how we win, STANY), a member of the Ways and after 1945. Are we going to walk away and that is how the people who depend Means Committee and an awesome free from it? We only have 20 agreements— on us win. When America is strong, trader. with 20 countries, that is, free trade America leads. Mr. BOUSTANY. Mr. Speaker, I agreements. These are important thank the chairman of the Rules Com- b 1000 agreements. Other countries have 40, mittee for giving me time. 50, hundreds of them. When we are not strong, we create a Let’s set the facts straight here. Lib- Why are we sitting on the sidelines? vacuum at the top of the world that is eral union leaders, radical environ- We have been sitting on the sidelines going to be filled with bad actors. mentalists, some of our friends on the for decades. It is time for American Please stop using a false narrative. If other side have been relentless in push- leadership. We can’t walk away from you are not informed, get informed; if ing misinformation to confuse and dis- the trading system we created. Our you are not educated, get educated, but tract the American people. It under- partners around the world want us en- for God’s sake, don’t be untruthful. mines the confidence that the Amer- gaged. I urge passage of the TPA. ican people have in this body, the peo- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Mem- This is the catalyst for American ple’s House. leadership. This is an important part of bers are reminded to address their re- Let’s look at the facts. TPA, trade our national strategy and an important marks to the Chair and not to others in promotion authority, it is not a trade part of our foreign policy. the second person. agreement. It is the process by which Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I am we get the best possible trade agree- You want a strategy? You want eco- pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gen- ment, the best possible agreement on nomic growth? You want fairness for tleman from Minnesota (Mr. ELLISON). behalf of the American worker and the the American worker? Support TPA as Mr. ELLISON. Mr. Speaker, I would American farmer. a catalyst for growth and leadership. like to thank the gentlewoman for the This is Congress asserting its con- Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I time. stitutional authority by setting the yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Members, what I really dislike about priorities for our negotiators. We are Wisconsin (Mr. POCAN). this whole debate is that there is so robustly involved in the negotiation Mr. POCAN. Mr. Speaker, I thank the much invective thrown around, claims process, and this TPA version is even gentlewoman for the time. of untruth. better than previous ones because it I am not going to go into the exact Now, here is the truth. The reality is empowers all Members of Congress, not same debate we had 1 week ago because that, if we pass trade promotion au- just the Ways and Means Committee or the facts are still the same. If we pass thority, we will have nothing more the Senate Finance Committee. fast track authority, the facts are iden- than an up-or-down vote at the end of TPA has been public. It has been pub- tical around the fact we will lose jobs the process. They don’t have to take lic for months for anybody and every- here in this country and we will de- our amendments. They don’t have to body who wants to read it. Just go to press our wages here in this country. listen to what we say. Very likely, congress.gov. It is not secret. We will lose our sovereignty and con- what will happen is that whatever has They are trying to deliberately con- trol over our laws, and we will have been negotiated already will be what fuse TPA, trade promotion authority, problems with everything from food the deal is. with the Trans-Pacific Partnership, safety to intellectual property rights For some Members to try to claim which is a trade negotiation underway and so many other laws. that others don’t get it or they are not and not completed yet. We want a What is different about this week being honest is, quite frankly, insult- strong TPP—Trans-Pacific Partner- from last week is this is not the same ing and does not add one thing to the ship—agreement for the American trade promotion authority. This trade quality of the debate. workers and for farmers. We won’t get promotion authority will take away The American people deserve to that without TPA. American jobs, but it lacks the trade know that if trade promotion author- TPA puts a strong check on the authority that gives us the assistance ity passes, there is a ‘‘yes’’ or ‘‘no’’ President, placing the Congress in the and the dollars to help those people vote that will happen at the end of the driver’s seat with 150 negotiating ob- find other jobs. process, and nobody here will be able to jectives that must be addressed or else This includes all of the amendments impact it through the normal course of the final agreement won’t be brought that affect us from taking away the events. We can go to some meetings; up for a vote. We will kill it. We have provisions the Senate put in around we can write some letters; but can we the power, not the President. currency manipulation, take away the actually legislate? No. It contains strong protections amendments around human traf- Now, the reason that this is a very against the President from putting in ficking, and specifically say that we bad outcome is because the United any new immigration authority in vio- cannot address climate change in these States Constitution delegates Con- lation of American law. It prevents the trade negotiations. gress, this body, with the power to reg- President from subverting U.S. sov- ulate commerce with foreign nations. ereignty and all these urban myths Now, that alone is an issue that I It says: ‘‘Congress shall have power that are out there. want clarity from the White House on. . . . to regulate commerce with foreign Frankly, the misinformation is dis- I have been in and looked at the lan- nations.’’ turbing, and it undermines the trust of guage, and I will not talk about classi- What we are doing here is taking this body. We have to put the facts on fied language on the floor, but the that constitutional authority and we the table for the American people. This amendment specifically—we need clar- are handing it to the Executive and has been supported by a wide number ity about where we are on climate hoping for the best. of groups—business groups, conserv- change in this agreement. Now, the people who have been nego- atives, many other groups. This is not the same TPA. It will cost tiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership If you support transparency, if you jobs. It will lower our wages. It will not all along are a body of about 600 multi- support placing a check on the Presi- provide any protections for those work- national lawyers and businesspeople. dent, if you support robust oversight, ers who lose their jobs because of this. The voice of the workers haven’t been and if you support getting the best deal Now, because of last week’s actions, there. The voice of the environment for the American worker, knocking the bill before us is a far, far worse bill. has not been there. The voice of ordi- down barriers—whether they are tariff Mr. Speaker, I strongly urge my col- nary citizens who have every reason to or nontariff barriers in these other leagues, let’s let the American people want a better world and impact this countries—to give the American work- have a say. The only way they will is if process have been muted in favor of big er a break, open markets, then you Congress retains our authority to multinational corporate types. We support TPA. amend and debate this bill. If we give must vote ‘‘no’’ on TPA today. TPA is a catalyst for economic that away, it is our own fault today. Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, at this growth. It opens the door for a robust Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I yield time, I yield 3 minutes to the gen- trade agenda for the United States. myself such time as I may consume.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:13 Jun 19, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K18JN7.013 H18JNPT1 smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE June 18, 2015 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4503 Once again, I have to remind my col- Manufacturers in the U.S. face steeper By voting for the trade promotion leagues we have got to follow some un- trade barriers abroad than virtually any authority, what we basically do is derstanding about what we are trying other major country, including Mexico and handcuff Members of Congress. So we China and European countries, largely be- to do here. This is TPA. cause those countries have entered into more should vote ‘‘no.’’ TAA was up last week, and my col- market access agreements than the United Why should we believe anything the leagues that are Democrats turned States. Trade and foreign markets are crit- executive branch sends up here? We down the same things they are now ical for small businesses like Power Curbers. have a right to read it fully and vet it talking about were provisions to pro- Here is Kevin Severns of Severns fully. tect the American worker. The Demo- Farm in Sanger, California. Let’s look at the history of these crat Party voted against the American Without TPA, critical negotiations with trade agreements. Over the last 25 worker last week. some of our key export markets may well years, every time we have signed a so- They are the ones that turned down stall. My understanding is that, on average, called free trade agreement that bene- exactly what the gentleman is talking U.S. citrus exports to countries included in fits the 1 percent—not the 99 percent— about needs to be a part of this deal. the Trans-Pacific Partnership can currently America has lost more jobs. Post- The Democrat Party turned their back face tariffs as high as 40 percent. NAFTA, look what happened. We used on the American worker. That was last That is tariffs at 40 percent. to have trade balances with these coun- week. Given that 35 percent of California’s citrus tries. They have all gone into trade This week, now, they are trying to crop is exported around the world, access to deficit, which means they send us more talk about things that are in TPP. Mr. these markets is vital to us. goods than we are able to get into their Speaker, we are not here today for Here is Brian Bieron of eBay, which markets. Here is what happened after TPP. We are here today for trade pro- helps many small businesses sell their the WTO. Then we got into the China motion authority. That is it, TPA. products abroad. He said: PNTR deal. Then the Colombia deal. The gentleman, Mr. KELLY, was very Through our experience, we have found Then with Korea. right to say let’s talk about the real that technology is transforming trade by al- There hasn’t been a balanced trade facts of the case and the truth. This is lowing Main Street businesses to directly take part in globalization, reaping the bene- account in this country for 30 years; 40 about TPA. It is exactly the same bill fits of markets previously only open to the million lost jobs; $9.5 trillion of trade that was here last week. largest global companies. This is good eco- deficit, trading away one-fifth of our There were other considerations last nomics because it means more growth and economic might to other places. week. The Democrat Party turned wealth, and it is good for society because it And what did the American people their back last week on the worker. We means a more inclusive form of get? Lost jobs, outsourced jobs, stag- are not trying to do that today—trade globalization. nant wages. The average income in re- promotion authority. That is what people from around this gions like mine—$7,000 less a year than Mr. Speaker, at this time, I yield 4 country—small-business men, small- 25 years ago. Not a good deal. minutes to the gentleman from Cin- business women—are saying about TPA You can’t create jobs in America and cinnati, Ohio (Mr. CHABOT), the chair- and TPP and trade. In effect, they are have free trade when you have closed man of the Small Business Committee. saying, if we want to grow the Amer- markets abroad. Japan is closed. Korea Mr. CHABOT. Mr. Speaker, I would ican economy and create jobs, which I is closed. China is closed. Europe limits urge my colleagues to support the rule, think we all want to do, we must be 10 percent imports. We don’t. We have and I think every Member of this body, proactive on trade, and that means an open market. on both sides of the aisle, have some- passing TPA and then TPP. You can’t create jobs and have free thing in common. We all have small Better trade agreements mean small trade when you try to trade with coun- businesses in our district and probably businesses will be able to access new tries where their people have no rights, a lot of them. international customers and offer their no legal rights. One of the privileges we have, as products more easily and at a lower This Congress should vote ‘‘no’’ on Members of Congress, is to talk to cost than ever before. this Trans-Pacific Partnership, the un- those people and find out what is im- It means that more products will be derlying bill, and the trade promotion portant to them. What is important to built and sold. When that happens, jobs authority because we have a right to them is important to the country be- are created, wages go up, and more op- read the agreement and openly debate cause about 70 percent of the new jobs portunity is available to all. it. that are created in the American econ- You put an American worker against Right now we have to go down to a omy nowadays are created by small anyone in the world, and I will take secret room. We have people who mon- businesses. that bet every day of the week and itor us. And we can’t even talk to the In thinking about what I would say twice on Sunday; but we can’t get American people about what is in it. about TPA here this morning, I there without TPA. What is free about that? thought, rather than just tell people Without TPA, other nations, espe- The executive branch has totally what I thought about it, I thought I cially China, will dictate the rules of overreached its power. Only four titles would bring some examples of some of the new economy, nations that do not of the dozen in this TPP are actually those folks that we have talked to. respect the rule of law or the rights of about tariffs. As Chair of the Small Business Com- individuals in many cases, especially in This bill is a treaty. It should be con- mittee, I get to talk to small busi- the case of China. sidered as a treaty, openly read by the Ninety-six percent of the people that nesses all across the country. Here are Senate, and it should be able to be are on this globe that we all share live some examples of what they are telling amended and fully vetted. This is so outside the borders of the United us. important. When you have gone States. Many of the world’s consumers Here is Michael Stanek of Hunt Im- through a quarter century of job loss are not here. We want to sell our prod- aging in Berea, Ohio. He said: and income loss by the American peo- ucts overseas, and TPA gets us on the Free trade agreements are extremely im- ple, why can’t we produce a bill that right track. portant as they lower foreign barriers to our benefits the 100 percent—not just the 1 exports and produce a more level playing b 1015 percent, the ones that were able to pay field. Without TPA, the U.S. is relegated to the Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I the plane tickets to go over to Asia and sidelines as other nations negotiate trade yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman help to represent very important agreements without us, putting American from Ohio (Ms. KAPTUR). transnational interests? But there are workers and companies, especially small Ms. KAPTUR. I thank the ranking not just the interests of those compa- ones, at a competitive disadvantage. member, Ms. SLAUGHTER, for yielding. nies. We have to represent the interests Here is Dyke Messinger of Power I wish to say that if the underlying of the American people. Curbers in Salisbury, North Carolina: Trans-Pacific Partnership were such a Let’s balance these trade accounts Passage of TPA, which lapsed back in 2007, good deal, then why is the Rules Com- and develop a new trade model—not a is critical to restore U.S. leadership on mittee limiting our ability to read it NAFTA-based trade model, but a model trade. and vet it fully and amend it? that produces jobs in America, good

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We are us to keep in mind is that this is a cans. not doing these other agreements. I am worse piece of legislation than the bad The House failed to advance its pro- sorry. I forgot to say that for the 57th one that came before the House last posal less than a week ago, and today time. week. Because of the modifications to the TPA we are voting on is even Where we cut deals, we win. With the TPA that came through in the customs worse. 20 trade agreements America has, we bill, as my colleagues have said, de- And hiding the vote behind our brave had a $10 billion surplus last year spite the fact that many on the other first responders? This is shameful. alone. side have argued that our attempts to Republican leaders are doing every- I don’t know where all these people deal with climate change here in the thing they can to jam through a spe- are getting off and scaring and making U.S. alone will not be affected because cial interest agenda that will depress fear statements about the American it is not a global approach, when we wages, exacerbate inequality, and cost worker. I don’t get it, when they talk have an opportunity to take a broader jobs. TPA will take away the constitu- about us not passing TAA when they approach, representing 40 percent of tional responsibility that Congress has are the ones—the Democrat Party— the global economy and deal with cli- to strengthen and improve the Trans- that turned it down. I don’t understand mate change, we now have an absolute Pacific Partnership. If we approve this why they are beating us up for putting prohibition, a gag order where we can’t measure, we are surrendering our abil- in provisions about immigration. I talk about climate in the greatest op- ity to improve a trade agreement for guess they want to flood our workforce portunity we would have to deal with working families. with foreign workers. I don’t get where climate change; nor can we have even a We are not voting on TPP, as the the Democrat Party and its great stal- weak provision regarding currency, chairman said, but we are voting on warts are coming from today. This is which has been excised from the TPA. TPA, on the rules to govern these ne- about TPA, and that is what we are And, unbelievably, we will actually gotiations and the process to be filed. going to vote on. weaken our ability to deal with bad ac- And if we vote for this TPA, we are I reserve the balance of my time. tors when it comes to human traf- saying that we are fine moving forward Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I am ficking. pleased to yield 3 minutes to the gen- on a trade agreement that has no en- This is shameful, it ought to be re- forceable provisions against currency tleman from Michigan (Mr. KILDEE). jected. Mr. KILDEE. I thank my friend for manipulation; meaning, there are no Mr. SESSIONS. I reserve the balance protections to stop countries from de- yielding. of my time. Mr. Speaker, let’s be clear, the Mem- valuing their currency, artificially re- bers on this side of the aisle—the PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY ducing the price of their goods, and Democratic Party Members on this Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I would putting American manufacturers and side of the aisle—completely under- like to make a parliamentary inquiry. American jobs at a competitive dis- The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. stand what we are debating today. We advantage. We are saying, we are fine HOLDING). The gentlewoman from Ohio know we are debating the rule on TPA, with a trade agreement that fails to will state her parliamentary inquiry. the same TPA which has been modi- address the critical issue of climate Ms. KAPTUR. I would like to know, fied. As the gentleman has said, we are change. We are saying that we are fine if Members vote in favor of the trade not debating TPP. with entering into a trade agreement promotion authority currently before The problem we have is, the trade with countries like Brunei, where us, will Members be allowed to amend promotion authority is intended to be LGBT individuals can be stoned to the underlying bill, the TPP? the method by which this body, this death and women can be flogged in Could the chairman of the Rules Congress creates the parameters for ne- public. We are saying, we are fine with Committee address that, please. gotiation of trade agreements, such as The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- having a trade agreement that weakens the Trans-Pacific Partnership. And the tlewoman is engaging in debate and is protections against human trafficking; reason that this has been difficult, this not making a parliamentary inquiry. and we are fine with entering into a House and the Republican leadership, Ms. KAPTUR. Well, in what form trade agreement with countries like in particular, is trying to create a TPA could I ask the question that I could Vietnam, which denies workers even that accommodates the already nego- get a straight answer as to whether the most basic collective bargaining tiated TPP. Members will be able to amend the un- rights, while throwing workers’ advo- So while it is a good rhetorical argu- derlying 1,000-page trade agreement cates into prison. ment to say we are not debating TPP, called the Trans-Pacific Partnership? So we are not voting on TPP. We are the fact of the matter is, the reason The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- voting on TPA. But we are setting the that there has been such a lack of will- tlewoman may look to the managers rules for governing the negotiations, ingness to consider any modification, for a specific item of debate. and we are removing ourselves from any amendments to the TPA bill is be- Ms. KAPTUR. So, in other words, the the process of improving and strength- cause any change would not align with chairman of the Rules Committee can- ening this trade agreement. the already negotiated Trans-Pacific not answer my question? He is my The House should reject this proposal Partnership. friend. I think it would be important and stand with hard-working Ameri- The reason, for example, that a bi- for Members to know that because it is cans. We should oppose TPA. We should partisan amendment that I and the my understanding that we are not al- oppose the rule. gentleman from Florida (Mr. CLAWSON) lowed to amend the agreement if, in For 30 years, we have had trade poli- offered—with equal numbers of Demo- fact, TPA passes. cies in this country that have failed crats and Republicans, 22 of us—to deal The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- American workers, driving down with currency manipulation was not tlewoman is no longer recognized. wages, increasing income inequality, made in order is because it would not The gentlewoman from New York is and, as a result of it, costing jobs. A align with the already negotiated recognized. vote for fast track is a vote to abandon Trans-Pacific Partnership. Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I am our responsibility to ensure that trade Most everybody agrees that it would pleased to yield 3 minutes to the gen- works for our country and for Amer- be good policy, but this deal is already tleman from Rhode Island (Mr. ican workers. written. And now we are trying to back CICILLINE). I urge my colleagues to reject this in a TPA bill that it will accommodate Mr. CICILLINE. I thank the gentle- rule, to reject the underlying bill, and the TPP. woman for yielding. to vote ‘‘no’’ on TPA.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:13 Jun 19, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K18JN7.017 H18JNPT1 smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE June 18, 2015 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4505 The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without free trade agreement partners, and we that the Vietnamese Politburo does. objection, the gentleman from Massa- are running a $177 billion deficit in Because so much of it has been se- chusetts (Mr. MCGOVERN) will control goods. Including services, you are now creted, we do not have one word that the time for the minority side. down to a little over a $100 billion def- has been made public or accessible to There was no objection. icit. us about how it is that Vietnam will Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I in- b 1030 enforce provisions to ensure greater sert into the RECORD a letter to Mem- worker freedom and opportunity in- bers of Congress from the general presi- Now, how is it that Member after stead of being part of a race to the bot- dent of the International Association Member has come here and said some- tom. of Firefighters opposing House Resolu- thing demonstrably false? They have What we do know about this fast- tion 321 when it attaches trade pro- been fooled by slippery charlatans who track agreement from a recent Cana- motion authority to H.R. 2146, the De- feed them the following line: Since dian ruling, Bilcon v. Canada, is that fending Public Safety Employees’ Re- NAFTA, we have a surplus with those corporate panels will be empowered to tirement Act. countries that have a free trade agree- charge taxpayers millions of dollars for INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ment. the privilege of maintaining public OF FIRE FIGHTERS, ‘‘Since NAFTA’’ implies since the health and safety laws. The language June 18, 2015. early 1990s. No, they mean those agree- to which my colleague from Texas has HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, ments we entered into after NAFTA. referred about preserving American Washington, DC. So they look at our free trade agree- laws is really meaningless because, yes, DEAR REPRESENTATIVE: On behalf of more ments while ignoring NAFTA. That is than 300,000 professional fire fighters and they are preserved, but when your city emergency medical personnel, I strongly like looking at the Cavs and ignoring or your State acts to protect you, for- urge you to oppose H.Res.321 which attaches LeBron. You can’t do that. eign corporations are accorded more Trade Promotion Authority to HR 2146, the Mr. Speaker, if you look at the suc- rights than American businesses, and Defending Public Safety Employee’s Retire- cess and failure of our free trade agree- they can demand millions for keeping ment Act. ments, number one is NAFTA. If you The underlying legislation provides an im- our laws in place. include all of our free trade agree- What we do know is that, since last portant measure of retirement security to ments, including NAFTA, we have a the federal fighters who protect our nation’s week, this railroad has picked up some defense installations, VA hospitals and other $177 billion goods deficit. And then if mighty unsavory characters. The irony vital facilities. It should not be politically you look at MFN for China, most fa- is that on the very day Pope Francis is exploited and used in a last ditch, desperate vored nation status for China, well, formally releasing his encyclical on effort to pass TPA. then you are talking $400 billion of def- global warming, this railroad has HR 2146, which simply enables federal fire icit. That was not a free trade agree- picked up a troubling new provision fighters to access their own retirement sav- ment. That was an even worse agree- ings once they reach retirement age, was that would deny any opportunity to ad- ment. dress the greatest environmental chal- passed by the House by a vote of 407–5 and This TPP is a gift to China. First, it adopted unanimously in the Senate with a lenge that our world faces. technical amendment. This amended legisla- enshrines the idea that currency ma- Even Trans-Pacific Partnership sup- tion deserves to be considered free of polit- nipulation will be allowed, even en- porters concede that it looks like a ical gamesmanship and procedural tricks. couraged. It sets Chinese rules for charter for corporate America rather The IAFF urges you to oppose this rule, trade in Asia, preserving for them their than a high-level trade agreement. The and consider HR 2146 without controversial number one tactic in running such a Financial Times said, ‘‘In too many as- amendments. huge trade surplus with the United pects, it looks like a charter for cor- Sincerely, States. It hollows out American manu- HAROLD A. SCHAITBERGER, porate America.’’ General President. facturing, thus endangering our na- We learn, I think, more from USTR’s tional security. And the rules of origin Mr. MCGOVERN. At this time, Mr. past failures than from its current provision available for review in the Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gen- promises. USTR has never in its his- basement will show you that goods tleman from California (Mr. SHERMAN). tory successfully challenged worker or Mr. SHERMAN. I thank the gen- that are 50 and 60 percent made in environmental abuses by any of our tleman for yielding. China, admitted to be made in China, foreign trading partners. Usually the Mr. Speaker, if we vote for trade pro- which means actually 70 or 80 percent reason that USTR fails is that it motion authority, fast track, without really made in China, come fast- doesn’t really try. It doesn’t seem to Trade Adjustment Assistance, if that is tracked into the United States. China have a belief in law enforcement when how we vote today, that is what we will gets the benefit and doesn’t have to it comes to worker and environmental get. make a single concession. abuse. In Guatemala, it took it eight The Republican chair of the Rules Vote ‘‘no.’’ years to even bring a dispute. In Hon- Committee has made it clear. He has Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I re- duras, it took nearly four years to already used his precious time to start serve the balance of my time. issue another bureaucratic report. In blaming Democratic leadership for the Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield Peru, we cannot get the audit that fact that Trade Adjustment Assistance 3 minutes to the gentleman from Texas USTR was responsible for obtaining. will not become law. (Mr. DOGGETT). The SPEAKER pro tempore. The The fact is that if Trade Adjustment Mr. DOGGETT. First, we were all on time of the gentleman has expired. Assistance ever comes before this the fast track, then the slow track Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield House, it will, no doubt, be loaded up with postponement into July, and now the gentleman an additional 15 sec- by the Republican leadership with a we are back on rush-hour scheduling, onds. host of poison pills, making sure that being told that fast track, which has Mr. DOGGETT. Mr. Speaker, ‘‘Asleep Democrats cannot vote for it. I can’t been mangled in the meantime with at the Wheel’’ is a great Texas swing vote for Trade Adjustment Assistance new changes, has to be approved by band, but it is a horrible philosophy for if you terminate the Affordable Care high noon today. trade law enforcement. Reject this Act as part of the bill, for example. Railroading this bill through now rule; help us get a better trade policy; Now the proponents of trade pro- will deny any opportunity to ensure protect American families; and ad- motion authority have had to misstate that our trade policy gets on the right vance our economy. We can do better the actual economic facts, the figures track. The fast-trackers have rejected than this by rejecting this rule. on our trade surpluses and deficits, in every constructive improvement for a Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I have order to make their case. They have better trade measure that we have ad- no additional speakers, and I reserve come again and again and said, we have vanced. And even these fast-trackers, if the balance of my time. a trade surplus with our free trade they are really candid with the Amer- Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield agreement partners. ican people, would concede there is not myself the balance of my time. Completely false. I will put into the a Member of this Congress who knows First of all, let me say to my col- RECORD the chart listing each of our what is in this agreement to the extent leagues that they should be appalled by

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Rigell In the United States Senate when together the United States House of Collins (NY) Johnson, Sam Roby Comstock Jordan Roe (TN) TPA was considered, they were able to Representatives and the United States Conaway Joyce Rogers (AL) offer amendments, but when it came Senate to where we gather together the Cook Katko Rogers (KY) before the House last week, we were best rules and regulations that we can, Cooper Kelly (PA) Rohrabacher told we could offer no amendments. parameters by which the President Costa Kind Rokita Costello (PA) King (IA) Rooney (FL) The excuse we were given is because, if would go negotiate. This isn’t about Cramer King (NY) Ros-Lehtinen we passed it, it would go right to the abdicating our role and responsibility. Crawford Kinzinger (IL) Roskam White House. But what we are doing It is trade promotion authority. Crenshaw Kline Ross today is actually not going to the Culberson Knight Rothfus Mr. Speaker, please, we understand Curbelo (FL) Labrador Rouzer White House. It is going back to the that some people haven’t read the bill. Delaney LaMalfa Royce Senate, yet we are again being pre- We understand some people think this Denham Lamborn Russell sented with a closed process. Dent Lance Ryan (WI) is about TPP or other agreements, but DeSantis Latta Why can’t Members of both sides of Salmon it is not. This is about a simple proc- DesJarlais LoBiondo Sanford the aisle have an opportunity to make ess: Are we going to exert our constitu- Diaz-Balart Long Scalise their views known on this important tional authority? Are we going to en- Dold Loudermilk Schweikert Donovan Love Scott, Austin issue? Why are we being shut out when gage the President where the President Duffy Lucas it comes to the issue of trade and TPA? Sensenbrenner can go engage the world on behalf of Duncan (SC) Luetkemeyer Sessions I heard a number of speakers say the American worker? Are we going to Duncan (TN) Lummis Shimkus that this debate is not about TPP. Ellmers (NC) MacArthur Shuster lead, or are we going to stick our head Emmer (MN) Marchant Simpson Well, this is indeed about the Trans- in the sand? Farenthold Marino Smith (MO) Pacific Partnership. Whether or not Fincher Massie Mr. Speaker, America needs to lead, Smith (NE) Fitzpatrick McCarthy TPP is implemented will depend al- Smith (NJ) and the world wants us to lead. Mr. Fleischmann McCaul Smith (TX) most entirely on whether the President Speaker, the world wants American Fleming McClintock Stefanik has fast track in place. Flores McHenry products, and American business wants Stewart The vote on fast track, or TPA, will Forbes McKinley to sell to others without high prices Stivers Fortenberry McMorris determine the fate of the TPP trade Stutzman and without tariffs. What we want to Foxx Rodgers Thompson (PA) deal. So a ‘‘yes’’ vote on TPA is a do is to compete. That is why we are Franks (AZ) McSally Thornberry ‘‘yes’’ vote on TPP. It is that simple. here today. Frelinghuysen Meadows Garrett Meehan Tiberi History shows that is how it has I urge adoption of this rule. I look Tipton worked time and time and time again. Gibbs Messer forward to the debate that will follow, Gibson Mica Trott Fast track is not just about TPP. If and I look forward to our young chair- Goodlatte Miller (FL) Turner Upton we vote for TPA for fast track, we are man, PAUL RYAN, leading that effort, Gowdy Miller (MI) fast-tracking any trade deal that any Granger Moolenaar Valadao proving not only to the Members here Graves (GA) Mooney (WV) Wagner President negotiates anytime in the today and to you, Mr. Speaker, but to Graves (LA) Mullin Walberg next 6 years. We have no idea who the the American people that we want Graves (MO) Mulvaney Walden next President will be, but you are giv- Griffith Murphy (PA) Walker more jobs. We have not created all the Walorski ing the next President—or next Presi- Grothman Neugebauer jobs that we need in this country. We Guinta Newhouse Walters, Mimi dents—the authority to have fast-track need more, and this is a part of that ef- Guthrie Noem Weber (TX) Webster (FL) authority on whatever they want. Why fort. Hanna Nugent are we just giving away all of our abil- Hardy Nunes Wenstrup Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to Westerman ity to play a role in these negotiations? Harper Olson support the underlying bill. Harris Palazzo Westmoreland The problem with these trade deals is I yield back the balance of my time, Hartzler Palmer Whitfield Heck (NV) Paulsen Williams that only the well-off and well-con- and I move the previous question on nected have a seat at the table. Hensarling Pearce Wilson (SC) the resolution. Herrera Beutler Perry Wittman I urge my colleagues to put American The previous question was ordered. Hice, Jody B. Pittenger Womack workers first. Vote ‘‘no’’ on the rule Woodall The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Hill Pitts and vote ‘‘no’’ on the underlying bill. Holding Poe (TX) Yoder Again, Mr. Speaker, the TPP is mod- question is on the resolution. Hudson Poliquin Yoho Huelskamp Pompeo Young (AK) eled after a failed trade agreement. It The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that Huizenga (MI) Posey Young (IA) will further erode our national econ- Hultgren Price, Tom Young (IN) omy and change the rules in ways that the ayes appeared to have it. Hunter Ratcliffe Zeldin hurt American workers. We are sup- Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, on Hurd (TX) Reed Zinke posed to be here to protect the Amer- that I demand the yeas and nays. NAYS—181 ican workers and to create more oppor- The yeas and nays were ordered. Adams Clark (MA) Engel tunity, and we are yet going down the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Aguilar Clarke (NY) Eshoo road of another trade deal that is going ant to clause 8 of rule XX, this 15- Bass Clay Esty minute vote on adoption of the resolu- Beatty Cleaver Farr to rob America of important middle Becerra Cohen Fattah class jobs. It is appalling, and this tion will be followed by a 5-minute vote Bera Connolly Foster process is appalling. on agreeing to the Speaker’s approval Beyer Conyers Frankel (FL) of the Journal, if ordered. Bishop (GA) Courtney Fudge Vote ‘‘no’’ on the rule, and vote ‘‘no’’ Bonamici Crowley Gabbard on the underlying legislation. The vote was taken by electronic de- Boyle, Brendan Cuellar Gallego Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance vice, and there were—yeas 244, nays F. Cummings Garamendi of my time. 181, not voting 8, as follows: Brady (PA) Davis (CA) Graham Brown (FL) Davis, Danny Grayson Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I yield [Roll No. 373] Brownley (CA) DeFazio Green, Al myself the balance of my time. YEAS—244 Bustos DeGette Green, Gene Butterfield DeLauro Grijalva Mr. Speaker, this debate today has Abraham Bilirakis Bridenstine Capps DelBene Gutie´rrez Aderholt Bishop (MI) Brooks (AL) been most interesting about the dif- Capuano DeSaulnier Hahn Allen Bishop (UT) Brooks (IN) ferences between the speakers who Ca´ rdenas Deutch Hastings Amash Black Buchanan Carney Dingell Heck (WA) showed up today. One group of speak- Amodei Blackburn Buck Carson (IN) Doggett Higgins ers is for America, for growth, for Ashford Blum Bucshon Cartwright Doyle, Michael Himes Babin Blumenauer Burgess America leading, for America engaging Castor (FL) F. Hinojosa Barletta Bost Calvert the world, and for cutting deals with Castro (TX) Duckworth Honda Barr Boustany Carter (GA) Chu, Judy Edwards Hoyer our friends against one other huge Barton Brady (TX) Carter (TX) Cicilline Ellison Huffman country that will overrun in every sin- Benishek Brat Chabot

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:13 Jun 19, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K18JN7.022 H18JNPT1 smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE June 18, 2015 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4507 Israel McGovern Schakowsky The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. (11) to recognize the growing significance Jackson Lee McNerney Schiff WOMACK). The Clerk will designate the of the Internet as a trading platform in Jeffries Meeks Schrader international commerce; Johnson (GA) Meng Senate amendment. Scott (VA) (12) to take into account other legitimate Jones Moore Scott, David Senate amendment: United States domestic objectives, includ- Kaptur Moulton Serrano On page 3, strike lines 9 through 11 and in- Keating Murphy (FL) Sewell (AL) sert the following: ing, but not limited to, the protection of le- Kelly (IL) Nadler Sherman (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made gitimate health or safety, essential security, Kennedy Napolitano Sinema by this section shall apply to distributions after and consumer interests and the law and reg- Kildee Neal Sires ulations related thereto; and Kilmer Nolan December 31, 2015. Slaughter (13) to take into account conditions relat- Kirkpatrick Norcross MOTION OFFERED BY MR. RYAN OF WISCONSIN Smith (WA) ing to religious freedom of any party to ne- Kuster O’Rourke Speier Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, gotiations for a trade agreement with the Langevin Pallone Swalwell (CA) Larsen (WA) Pascrell I have a motion at the desk. Takai United States. Larson (CT) Payne The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Takano Lawrence Pelosi (b) PRINCIPAL TRADE NEGOTIATING OBJEC- Thompson (CA) Clerk will designate the motion. Lee Perlmutter TIVES.— Thompson (MS) The text of the motion is as follows: Levin Peters (1) TRADE IN GOODS.—The principal negoti- Titus Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin moves that the Lewis Peterson ating objectives of the United States regard- Lieu, Ted Pingree Tonko House concur in the Senate amendment to Torres H.R. 2146 with the amendment printed in ing trade in goods are— Lipinski Pocan (A) to expand competitive market opportu- Loebsack Polis Tsongas House Report 114–167. Van Hollen nities for exports of goods from the United Lofgren Price (NC) The text of the House amendment to Lowenthal Quigley Vargas States and to obtain fairer and more open Lowey Rangel Veasey the Senate amendment to the text is as conditions of trade, including through the Lujan Grisham Rice (NY) Vela follows: utilization of global value chains, by reduc- ´ (NM) Richmond Velazquez At the end of the Senate amendment, add ing or eliminating tariff and nontariff bar- ´ Visclosky Lujan, Ben Ray Roybal-Allard the following: riers and policies and practices of foreign (NM) Ruiz Walz Lynch Ruppersberger Wasserman TITLE I—TRADE PROMOTION AUTHORITY governments directly related to trade that Schultz decrease market opportunities for United Maloney, Rush SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. Waters, Maxine States exports or otherwise distort United Carolyn Ryan (OH) This title may be cited as the ‘‘Bipartisan Maloney, Sean Sa´ nchez, Linda Watson Coleman States trade; and Matsui T. Welch Congressional Trade Priorities and Account- ability Act of 2015’’. (B) to obtain reciprocal tariff and nontariff McCollum Sanchez, Loretta Wilson (FL) barrier elimination agreements, including McDermott Sarbanes Yarmuth SEC. 102. TRADE NEGOTIATING OBJECTIVES. with respect to those tariff categories cov- (a) OVERALL TRADE NEGOTIATING OBJEC- NOT VOTING—8 ered in section 111(b) of the Uruguay Round TIVES.—The overall trade negotiating objec- Byrne Gohmert Jolly tives of the United States for agreements Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3521(b)). Clyburn Gosar Kelly (MS) subject to the provisions of section 103 are— (2) TRADE IN SERVICES.—(A) The principal Davis, Rodney Hurt (VA) (1) to obtain more open, equitable, and re- negotiating objective of the United States regarding trade in services is to expand com- b 1108 ciprocal market access; (2) to obtain the reduction or elimination petitive market opportunities for United Mrs. ROBY and Mr. BRADY of Texas of barriers and distortions that are directly States services and to obtain fairer and more changed their vote from ‘‘nay’’ to related to trade and investment and that de- open conditions of trade, including through ‘‘yea.’’ crease market opportunities for United utilization of global value chains, by reduc- So the resolution was agreed to. States exports or otherwise distort United ing or eliminating barriers to international States trade; trade in services, such as regulatory and The result of the vote was announced other barriers that deny national treatment as above recorded. (3) to further strengthen the system of international trade and investment dis- and market access or unreasonably restrict A motion to reconsider was laid on ciplines and procedures, including dispute the establishment or operations of service the table. settlement; suppliers. Stated for: (4) to foster economic growth, raise living (B) Recognizing that expansion of trade in Mr. HURT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I was standards, enhance the competitiveness of services generates benefits for all sectors of not present for rollcall vote No. 373 on H. Res. the United States, promote full employment the economy and facilitates trade, the objec- 321. Had I been present, I would have voted in the United States, and enhance the global tive described in subparagraph (A) should be ‘‘yea.’’ economy; pursued through all means, including (5) to ensure that trade and environmental through a plurilateral agreement with those f policies are mutually supportive and to seek countries willing and able to undertake high to protect and preserve the environment and standard services commitments for both ex- THE JOURNAL enhance the international means of doing so, isting and new services. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The un- while optimizing the use of the world’s re- (3) TRADE IN AGRICULTURE.—The principal finished business is the question on sources; negotiating objective of the United States agreeing to the Speaker’s approval of (6) to promote respect for worker rights with respect to agriculture is to obtain com- the Journal, which the Chair will put and the rights of children consistent with petitive opportunities for United States ex- core labor standards of the ILO (as set out in ports of agricultural commodities in foreign de novo. section 111(7)) and an understanding of the markets substantially equivalent to the The question is on the Speaker’s ap- relationship between trade and worker competitive opportunities afforded foreign proval of the Journal. rights; exports in United States markets and to Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- (7) to seek provisions in trade agreements achieve fairer and more open conditions of nal stands approved. under which parties to those agreements en- trade in bulk, specialty crop, and value sure that they do not weaken or reduce the added commodities by— f protections afforded in domestic environ- (A) securing more open and equitable mar- b 1115 mental and labor laws as an encouragement ket access through robust rules on sanitary for trade; and phytosanitary measures that— DEFENDING PUBLIC SAFETY (8) to ensure that trade agreements afford (i) encourage the adoption of international EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT ACT small businesses equal access to inter- standards and require a science-based jus- national markets, equitable trade benefits, tification be provided for a sanitary or Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, and expanded export market opportunities, phytosanitary measure if the measure is pursuant to House Resolution 321, I and provide for the reduction or elimination more restrictive than the applicable inter- call up the bill (H.R. 2146) to amend the of trade and investment barriers that dis- national standard; Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow proportionately impact small businesses; (ii) improve regulatory coherence, promote Federal law enforcement officers, fire- (9) to promote universal ratification and the use of systems-based approaches, and ap- fighters, and air traffic controllers to full compliance with ILO Convention No. 182 propriately recognize the equivalence of make penalty-free withdrawals from Concerning the Prohibition and Immediate health and safety protection systems of ex- governmental plans after age 50, and Action for the Elimination of the Worst porting countries; Forms of Child Labor; (iii) require that measures are trans- for other purposes, with the Senate (10) to ensure that trade agreements reflect parently developed and implemented, are amendment thereto, and ask for its im- and facilitate the increasingly interrelated, based on risk assessments that take into ac- mediate consideration. multi-sectoral nature of trade and invest- count relevant international guidelines and The Clerk read the title of the bill. ment activity; scientific data, and are not more restrictive

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:02 Jun 19, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A18JN7.004 H18JNPT1 smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H4508 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 18, 2015 on trade than necessary to meet the in- provisions of already existing trade agree- (G) seeking to improve mechanisms used to tended purpose; and ments with the United States or has cir- resolve disputes between an investor and a (iv) improve import check processes, in- cumvented obligations under those agree- government through— cluding testing methodologies and proce- ments; (i) mechanisms to eliminate frivolous dures, and certification requirements, (M) taking into account whether a product claims and to deter the filing of frivolous while recognizing that countries may put in is subject to market distortions by reason of claims; place measures to protect human, animal, or a failure of a major producing country to ad- (ii) procedures to ensure the efficient selec- plant life or health in a manner consistent here to the provisions of already existing tion of arbitrators and the expeditious dis- with their international obligations, includ- trade agreements with the United States or position of claims; ing the WTO Agreement on the Application by the circumvention by that country of its (iii) procedures to enhance opportunities of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (re- obligations under those agreements; for public input into the formulation of gov- ferred to in section 101(d)(3) of the Uruguay (N) otherwise ensuring that countries that ernment positions; and Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3511(d)(3))); accede to the World Trade Organization have (iv) providing for an appellate body or (B) reducing or eliminating, by a date cer- made meaningful market liberalization com- similar mechanism to provide coherence to tain, tariffs or other charges that decrease mitments in agriculture; the interpretations of investment provisions market opportunities for United States ex- (O) taking into account the impact that in trade agreements; and (H) ensuring the fullest measure of trans- ports— agreements covering agriculture to which parency in the dispute settlement mecha- (i) giving priority to those products that the United States is a party have on the nism, to the extent consistent with the need are subject to significantly higher tariffs or United States agricultural industry; to protect information that is classified or subsidy regimes of major producing coun- (P) maintaining bona fide food assistance business confidential, by— tries; and programs, market development programs, (i) ensuring that all requests for dispute (ii) providing reasonable adjustment peri- and export credit programs; settlement are promptly made public; ods for United States import sensitive prod- (Q) seeking to secure the broadest market (ii) ensuring that— ucts, in close consultation with Congress on access possible in multilateral, regional, and (I) all proceedings, submissions, findings, such products before initiating tariff reduc- bilateral negotiations, recognizing the effect and decisions are promptly made public; and tion negotiations; that simultaneous sets of negotiations may (II) all hearings are open to the public; and (C) reducing tariffs to levels that are the have on United States import sensitive com- (iii) establishing a mechanism for accept- same as or lower than those in the United modities (including those subject to tariff ance of amicus curiae submissions from busi- States; rate quotas); nesses, unions, and nongovernmental organi- (D) reducing or eliminating subsidies that (R) seeking to develop an international zations. decrease market opportunities for United consensus on the treatment of seasonal or (5) INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.—The principal States exports or unfairly distort agriculture perishable agricultural products in inves- negotiating objectives of the United States markets to the detriment of the United tigations relating to dumping and safeguards regarding trade-related intellectual property States; and in any other relevant area; are— (E) allowing the preservation of programs (S) seeking to establish the common base (A) to further promote adequate and effec- that support family farms and rural commu- year for calculating the Aggregated Meas- tive protection of intellectual property nities but do not distort trade; urement of Support (as defined in the Agree- rights, including through— (F) developing disciplines for domestic sup- ment on Agriculture) as the end of each (i)(I) ensuring accelerated and full imple- port programs, so that production that is in country’s Uruguay Round implementation mentation of the Agreement on Trade-Re- excess of domestic food security needs is sold period, as reported in each country’s Uru- lated Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights at world prices; guay Round market access schedule; referred to in section 101(d)(15) of the Uru- (G) eliminating government policies that (T) ensuring transparency in the adminis- guay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. create price depressing surpluses; tration of tariff rate quotas through multi- 3511(d)(15)), particularly with respect to (H) eliminating state trading enterprises lateral, plurilateral, and bilateral negotia- meeting enforcement obligations under that whenever possible; tions; and agreement; and (I) developing, strengthening, and clari- (U) eliminating and preventing the under- (II) ensuring that the provisions of any fying rules to eliminate practices that un- mining of market access for United States trade agreement governing intellectual prop- fairly decrease United States market access products through improper use of a country’s erty rights that is entered into by the United opportunities or distort agricultural mar- system for protecting or recognizing geo- States reflect a standard of protection simi- kets to the detriment of the United States, graphical indications, including failing to lar to that found in United States law; and ensuring that such rules are subject to ensure transparency and procedural fairness (ii) providing strong protection for new and efficient, timely, and effective dispute settle- and protecting generic terms. emerging technologies and new methods of ment, including— (4) FOREIGN INVESTMENT.—Recognizing that transmitting and distributing products em- (i) unfair or trade distorting activities of United States law on the whole provides a bodying intellectual property, including in a state trading enterprises and other adminis- high level of protection for investment, con- manner that facilitates legitimate digital trative mechanisms, with emphasis on re- sistent with or greater than the level re- trade; quiring price transparency in the operation quired by international law, the principal ne- (iii) preventing or eliminating discrimina- of state trading enterprises and such other gotiating objectives of the United States re- tion with respect to matters affecting the mechanisms in order to end cross subsidiza- garding foreign investment are to reduce or availability, acquisition, scope, mainte- tion, price discrimination, and price under- eliminate artificial or trade distorting bar- nance, use, and enforcement of intellectual cutting; riers to foreign investment, while ensuring property rights; (ii) unjustified trade restrictions or com- that foreign investors in the United States (iv) ensuring that standards of protection mercial requirements, such as labeling, that are not accorded greater substantive rights and enforcement keep pace with techno- affect new technologies, including bio- with respect to investment protections than logical developments, and in particular en- technology; United States investors in the United States, suring that rightholders have the legal and (iii) unjustified sanitary or phytosanitary and to secure for investors important rights technological means to control the use of restrictions, including restrictions not based comparable to those that would be available their works through the Internet and other on scientific principles in contravention of under United States legal principles and global communication media, and to prevent obligations in the Uruguay Round Agree- practice, by— the unauthorized use of their works; ments or bilateral or regional trade agree- (A) reducing or eliminating exceptions to (v) providing strong enforcement of intel- ments; the principle of national treatment; lectual property rights, including through (iv) other unjustified technical barriers to (B) freeing the transfer of funds relating to accessible, expeditious, and effective civil, trade; and investments; administrative, and criminal enforcement (v) restrictive rules in the administration (C) reducing or eliminating performance mechanisms; and of tariff rate quotas; requirements, forced technology transfers, (vi) preventing or eliminating government (J) eliminating practices that adversely af- and other unreasonable barriers to the estab- involvement in the violation of intellectual fect trade in perishable or cyclical products, lishment and operation of investments; property rights, including cyber theft and pi- while improving import relief mechanisms to (D) seeking to establish standards for ex- racy; recognize the unique characteristics of per- propriation and compensation for expropria- (B) to secure fair, equitable, and non- ishable and cyclical agriculture; tion, consistent with United States legal discriminatory market access opportunities (K) ensuring that import relief mecha- principles and practice; for United States persons that rely upon in- nisms for perishable and cyclical agriculture (E) seeking to establish standards for fair tellectual property protection; and are as accessible and timely to growers in and equitable treatment, consistent with (C) to respect the Declaration on the the United States as those mechanisms that United States legal principles and practice, TRIPS Agreement and Public Health, adopt- are used by other countries; including the principle of due process; ed by the World Trade Organization at the (L) taking into account whether a party to (F) providing meaningful procedures for re- Fourth Ministerial Conference at Doha, the negotiations has failed to adhere to the solving investment disputes; Qatar on November 14, 2001, and to ensure

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(i) demonstrate that the collection of un- resources; and (6) DIGITAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES disclosed proprietary information is limited (ii) with respect to labor, decisions regard- AND CROSS-BORDER DATA FLOWS.—The prin- to that necessary to satisfy a legitimate and ing the distribution of enforcement resources cipal negotiating objectives of the United justifiable regulatory interest; and are not a reason for not complying with a States with respect to digital trade in goods (ii) protect such information against dis- party’s labor obligations; a party to a trade and services, as well as cross-border data closure, except in exceptional circumstances agreement retains the right to reasonable flows, are— to protect the public, or where such informa- exercise of discretion and to make bona fide (A) to ensure that current obligations, tion is effectively protected against unfair decisions regarding the allocation of re- rules, disciplines, and commitments under competition. sources between labor enforcement activities the World Trade Organization and bilateral (8) STATE-OWNED AND STATE-CONTROLLED among core labor standards, provided the ex- and regional trade agreements apply to dig- ENTERPRISES.—The principal negotiating ob- ercise of such discretion and such decisions ital trade in goods and services and to cross- jective of the United States regarding com- are not inconsistent with its obligations; border data flows; petition by state-owned and state-controlled (C) to strengthen the capacity of United (B) to ensure that— enterprises is to seek commitments that— States trading partners to promote respect (i) electronically delivered goods and serv- (A) eliminate or prevent trade distortions for core labor standards (as defined in sec- ices receive no less favorable treatment and unfair competition favoring state-owned tion 111(7)); under trade rules and commitments than and state-controlled enterprises to the ex- (D) to strengthen the capacity of United like products delivered in physical form; and tent of their engagement in commercial ac- States trading partners to protect the envi- (ii) the classification of such goods and tivity, and ronment through the promotion of sustain- services ensures the most liberal trade treat- (B) ensure that such engagement is based able development; ment possible, fully encompassing both ex- solely on commercial considerations, (E) to reduce or eliminate government isting and new trade; in particular through disciplines that elimi- practices or policies that unduly threaten (C) to ensure that governments refrain nate or prevent discrimination and market- sustainable development; from implementing trade-related measures distorting subsidies and that promote trans- (F) to seek market access, through the that impede digital trade in goods and serv- parency. elimination of tariffs and nontariff barriers, ices, restrict cross-border data flows, or re- (9) LOCALIZATION BARRIERS TO TRADE.—The for United States environmental tech- quire local storage or processing of data; principal negotiating objective of the United nologies, goods, and services; (D) with respect to subparagraphs (A) States with respect to localization barriers (G) to ensure that labor, environmental, through (C), where legitimate policy objec- is to eliminate and prevent measures that re- health, or safety policies and practices of the tives require domestic regulations that af- quire United States producers and service parties to trade agreements with the United fect digital trade in goods and services or providers to locate facilities, intellectual States do not arbitrarily or unjustifiably dis- cross-border data flows, to obtain commit- property, or other assets in a country as a criminate against United States exports or ments that any such regulations are the market access or investment condition, in- serve as disguised barriers to trade; least restrictive on trade, nondiscrim- cluding indigenous innovation measures. (H) to ensure that enforceable labor and inatory, and transparent, and promote an environment obligations are subject to the (10) LABOR AND THE ENVIRONMENT.—The open market environment; and same dispute settlement and remedies as principal negotiating objectives of the (E) to extend the moratorium of the World other enforceable obligations under the United States with respect to labor and the Trade Organization on duties on electronic agreement; and environment are— transmissions. (I) to ensure that a trade agreement is not (A) to ensure that a party to a trade agree- (7) REGULATORY PRACTICES.—The principal construed to empower a party’s authorities ment with the United States— negotiating objectives of the United States to undertake labor or environmental law en- (i) adopts and maintains measures imple- regarding the use of government regulation forcement activities in the territory of the menting internationally recognized core or other practices to reduce market access United States. labor standards (as defined in section 111(17)) for United States goods, services, and invest- (11) CURRENCY.—The principal negotiating ments are— and its obligations under common multilat- objective of the United States with respect (A) to achieve increased transparency and eral environmental agreements (as defined in to currency practices is that parties to a opportunity for the participation of affected section 111(6)), trade agreement with the United States parties in the development of regulations; (ii) does not waive or otherwise derogate avoid manipulating exchange rates in order (B) to require that proposed regulations be from, or offer to waive or otherwise derogate to prevent effective balance of payments ad- based on sound science, cost benefit analysis, from— justment or to gain an unfair competitive risk assessment, or other objective evidence; (I) its statutes or regulations imple- advantage over other parties to the agree- (C) to establish consultative mechanisms menting internationally recognized core ment, such as through cooperative mecha- and seek other commitments, as appropriate, labor standards (as defined in section nisms, enforceable rules, reporting, moni- to improve regulatory practices and promote 111(17)), in a manner affecting trade or in- toring, transparency, or other means, as ap- increased regulatory coherence, including vestment between the United States and propriate. through— that party, where the waiver or derogation (12) FOREIGN CURRENCY MANIPULATION.—The (i) transparency in developing guidelines, would be inconsistent with one or more such principal negotiating objective of the United rules, regulations, and laws for government standards, or States with respect to unfair currency prac- procurement and other regulatory regimes; (II) its environmental laws in a manner tices is to seek to establish accountability (ii) the elimination of redundancies in test- that weakens or reduces the protections af- through enforceable rules, transparency, re- ing and certification; forded in those laws and in a manner affect- porting, monitoring, cooperative mecha- (iii) early consultations on significant reg- ing trade or investment between the United nisms, or other means to address exchange ulations; States and that party, except as provided in rate manipulation involving protracted large (iv) the use of impact assessments; its law and provided not inconsistent with scale intervention in one direction in the ex- (v) the periodic review of existing regu- its obligations under common multilateral change markets and a persistently under- latory measures; and environmental agreements (as defined in sec- valued foreign exchange rate to gain an un- (vi) the application of good regulatory tion 111(6)) or other provisions of the trade fair competitive advantage in trade over practices; agreement specifically agreed upon, and other parties to a trade agreement, con- (D) to seek greater openness, transparency, (iii) does not fail to effectively enforce its sistent with existing obligations of the and convergence of standards development environmental or labor laws, through a sus- United States as a member of the Inter- processes, and enhance cooperation on stand- tained or recurring course of action or inac- national Monetary Fund and the World ards issues globally; tion, Trade Organization. (E) to promote regulatory compatibility in a manner affecting trade or investment (13) WTO AND MULTILATERAL TRADE AGREE- through harmonization, equivalence, or mu- between the United States and that party MENTS.—Recognizing that the World Trade tual recognition of different regulations and after entry into force of a trade agreement Organization is the foundation of the global standards and to encourage the use of inter- between those countries; trading system, the principal negotiating ob- national and interoperable standards, as ap- (B) to recognize that— jectives of the United States regarding the propriate; (i) with respect to environment, parties to World Trade Organization, the Uruguay (F) to achieve the elimination of govern- a trade agreement retain the right to exer- Round Agreements, and other multilateral ment measures such as price controls and cise prosecutorial discretion and to make de- and plurilateral trade agreements are— reference pricing which deny full market ac- cisions regarding the allocation of enforce- (A) to achieve full implementation and ex- cess for United States products; ment resources with respect to other envi- tend the coverage of the World Trade Organi- (G) to ensure that government regulatory ronmental laws determined to have higher zation and multilateral and plurilateral reimbursement regimes are transparent, pro- priorities, and a party is effectively enforc- agreements to products, sectors, and condi- vide procedural fairness, are nondiscrim- ing its laws if a course of action or inaction tions of trade not adequately covered; inatory, and provide full market access for reflects a reasonable, bona fide exercise of (B) to expand country participation in and United States products; and such discretion, or results from a reasonable, enhancement of the Information Technology

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Trade Organization, and by working to in- a party to a dispute under the agreement (B) DEFINITION.—In this paragraph, the crease the effectiveness of such bodies; and does not come into compliance with its obli- term ‘‘actions to boycott, divest from, or (F) to encourage greater cooperation be- gations under the agreement; sanction Israel’’ means actions by states, tween the World Trade Organization and (F) to seek provisions to impose a penalty non-member states of the United Nations, other international organizations. upon a party to a dispute under the agree- international organizations, or affiliated (14) TRADE INSTITUTION TRANSPARENCY.— ment that— agencies of international organizations that The principal negotiating objective of the (i) encourages compliance with the obliga- are politically motivated and are intended to United States with respect to transparency tions of the agreement; penalize or otherwise limit commercial rela- is to obtain wider and broader application of (ii) is appropriate to the parties, nature, tions specifically with Israel or persons the principle of transparency in the World subject matter, and scope of the violation; doing business in Israel or in Israeli-con- Trade Organization, entities established and trolled territories. under bilateral and regional trade agree- (iii) has the aim of not adversely affecting (21) GOOD GOVERNANCE, TRANSPARENCY, THE ments, and other international trade fora parties or interests not party to the dispute EFFECTIVE OPERATION OF LEGAL REGIMES, AND through seeking— while maintaining the effectiveness of the THE RULE OF LAW OF TRADING PARTNERS.—The (A) timely public access to information re- enforcement mechanism; and principal negotiating objectives of the garding trade issues and the activities of (G) to seek provisions that treat United United States with respect to ensuring im- such institutions; States principal negotiating objectives plementation of trade commitments and ob- (B) openness by ensuring public access to equally with respect to— ligations by strengthening good governance, appropriate meetings, proceedings, and sub- (i) the ability to resort to dispute settle- transparency, the effective operation of legal missions, including with regard to trade and ment under the applicable agreement; regimes and the rule of law of trading part- investment dispute settlement; and (ii) the availability of equivalent dispute ners of the United States is through capacity (C) public access to all notifications and settlement procedures; and building and other appropriate means, which supporting documentation submitted by (iii) the availability of equivalent rem- are important parts of the broader effort to WTO members. edies. create more open democratic societies and to (15) ANTI-CORRUPTION.—The principal nego- (17) TRADE REMEDY LAWS.—The principal promote respect for internationally recog- tiating objectives of the United States with negotiating objectives of the United States nized human rights. respect to the use of money or other things with respect to trade remedy laws are— (c) CAPACITY BUILDING AND OTHER PRIOR- of value to influence acts, decisions, or omis- (A) to preserve the ability of the United ITIES.—In order to address and maintain sions of foreign governments or officials or States to enforce rigorously its trade laws, United States competitiveness in the global to secure any improper advantage in a man- including the antidumping, countervailing economy, the President shall— ner affecting trade are— duty, and safeguard laws, and avoid agree- (1) direct the heads of relevant Federal (A) to obtain high standards and effective ments that lessen the effectiveness of domes- agencies— domestic enforcement mechanisms applica- tic and international disciplines on unfair (A) to work to strengthen the capacity of ble to persons from all countries partici- trade, especially dumping and subsidies, or United States trading partners to carry out pating in the applicable trade agreement that lessen the effectiveness of domestic and obligations under trade agreements by con- that prohibit such attempts to influence international safeguard provisions, in order sulting with any country seeking a trade acts, decisions, or omissions of foreign gov- to ensure that United States workers, agri- agreement with the United States con- ernments or officials or to secure any such cultural producers, and firms can compete cerning that country’s laws relating to cus- improper advantage; fully on fair terms and enjoy the benefits of toms and trade facilitation, sanitary and (B) to ensure that such standards level the reciprocal trade concessions; and phytosanitary measures, technical barriers playing field for United States persons in (B) to address and remedy market distor- to trade, intellectual property rights, labor, international trade and investment; and tions that lead to dumping and subsidiza- and the environment; and (C) to seek commitments to work jointly tion, including overcapacity, cartelization, (B) to provide technical assistance to that to encourage and support anti-corruption and market access barriers. country if needed; and anti-bribery initiatives in international (18) BORDER TAXES.—The principal negoti- (2) seek to establish consultative mecha- trade fora, including through the Convention ating objective of the United States regard- nisms among parties to trade agreements to on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Offi- ing border taxes is to obtain a revision of the strengthen the capacity of United States cials in International Business Transactions rules of the World Trade Organization with trading partners to develop and implement of the Organization for Economic Coopera- respect to the treatment of border adjust- standards for the protection of the environ- tion and Development, done at Paris Decem- ments for internal taxes to redress the dis- ment and human health based on sound ber 17, 1997 (commonly known as the ‘‘OECD advantage to countries relying primarily on science; Anti-Bribery Convention’’). direct taxes for revenue rather than indirect (3) promote consideration of multilateral (16) DISPUTE SETTLEMENT AND ENFORCE- taxes. environmental agreements and consult with MENT.—The principal negotiating objectives (19) TEXTILE NEGOTIATIONS.—The principal parties to such agreements regarding the of the United States with respect to dispute negotiating objectives of the United States consistency of any such agreement that in- settlement and enforcement of trade agree- with respect to trade in textiles and apparel cludes trade measures with existing environ- ments are— articles are to obtain competitive opportuni- mental exceptions under Article XX of GATT (A) to seek provisions in trade agreements ties for United States exports of textiles and 1994; and providing for resolution of disputes between apparel in foreign markets substantially (4) submit to the Committee on Ways and governments under those trade agreements equivalent to the competitive opportunities Means of the House of Representatives and in an effective, timely, transparent, equi- afforded foreign exports in United States the Committee on Finance of the Senate an

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(a) AGREEMENTS REGARDING TARIFF BAR- next lower whole number; or (B) The provisions referred to in subpara- RIERS.— (B) 1⁄2 of 1 percent ad valorem. graph (A) are— (1) IN GENERAL.—Whenever the President (6) OTHER LIMITATIONS.—A rate of duty re- (i) a provision approving a trade agreement determines that one or more existing duties duction that may not be proclaimed by rea- entered into under this subsection and ap- or other import restrictions of any foreign son of paragraph (3) may take effect only if proving the statement of administrative ac- country or the United States are unduly bur- a provision authorizing such reduction is in- tion, if any, proposed to implement such dening and restricting the foreign trade of cluded within an implementing bill provided trade agreement; and the United States and that the purposes, for under section 106 and that bill is enacted (ii) if changes in existing laws or new stat- policies, priorities, and objectives of this into law. utory authority are required to implement title will be promoted thereby, the Presi- (7) OTHER TARIFF MODIFICATIONS.—Notwith- such trade agreement or agreements, only dent— standing paragraphs (1)(B), (3)(A), (3)(C), and such provisions as are strictly necessary or (A) may enter into trade agreements with (4) through (6), and subject to the consulta- appropriate to implement such trade agree- foreign countries before— tion and layover requirements of section 115 ment or agreements, either repealing or (i) July 1, 2018; or of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 amending existing laws or providing new (ii) July 1, 2021, if trade authorities proce- U.S.C. 3524), the President may proclaim the statutory authority. dures are extended under subsection (c); and modification of any duty or staged rate re- (c) EXTENSION DISAPPROVAL PROCESS FOR (B) may, subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), duction of any duty set forth in Schedule CONGRESSIONAL TRADE AUTHORITIES PROCE- proclaim— XX, as defined in section 2(5) of that Act (19 DURES.— (i) such modification or continuance of any U.S.C. 3501(5)), if the United States agrees to (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sec- existing duty, such modification or staged rate reduction in tion 106(b)— (ii) such continuance of existing duty free a negotiation for the reciprocal elimination (A) the trade authorities procedures apply or excise treatment, or or harmonization of duties under the aus- to implementing bills submitted with re- (iii) such additional duties, pices of the World Trade Organization. spect to trade agreements entered into under as the President determines to be required or (8) AUTHORITY UNDER URUGUAY ROUND subsection (b) before July 1, 2018; and appropriate to carry out any such trade AGREEMENTS ACT NOT AFFECTED.—Nothing in (B) the trade authorities procedures shall agreement. this subsection shall limit the authority pro- be extended to implementing bills submitted Substantial modifications to, or substantial vided to the President under section 111(b) of with respect to trade agreements entered additional provisions of, a trade agreement the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 into under subsection (b) after June 30, 2018, entered into after July 1, 2018, or July 1, 2021, U.S.C. 3521(b)). and before July 1, 2021, if (and only if)— if trade authorities procedures are extended (b) AGREEMENTS REGARDING TARIFF AND (i) the President requests such extension under subsection (c), shall not be eligible for NONTARIFF BARRIERS.— under paragraph (2); and approval under this title. (1) IN GENERAL.—(A) Whenever the Presi- (ii) neither House of Congress adopts an ex- tension disapproval resolution under para- (2) NOTIFICATION.—The President shall no- dent determines that— tify Congress of the President’s intention to (i) 1 or more existing duties or any other graph (5) before July 1, 2018. enter into an agreement under this sub- import restriction of any foreign country or (2) REPORT TO CONGRESS BY THE PRESI- section. the United States or any other barrier to, or DENT.—If the President is of the opinion that the trade authorities procedures should be (3) LIMITATIONS.—No proclamation may be other distortion of, international trade un- made under paragraph (1) that— duly burdens or restricts the foreign trade of extended to implementing bills described in (A) reduces any rate of duty (other than a the United States or adversely affects the paragraph (1)(B), the President shall submit rate of duty that does not exceed 5 percent United States economy, or to Congress, not later than April 1, 2018, a ad valorem on the date of the enactment of (ii) the imposition of any such barrier or written report that contains a request for such extension, together with— this Act) to a rate of duty which is less than distortion is likely to result in such a bur- (A) a description of all trade agreements 50 percent of the rate of such duty that ap- den, restriction, or effect, plies on such date of enactment; that have been negotiated under subsection and that the purposes, policies, priorities, (b) and the anticipated schedule for submit- (B) reduces the rate of duty below that ap- and objectives of this title will be promoted plicable under the Uruguay Round Agree- ting such agreements to Congress for ap- thereby, the President may enter into a proval; ments or a successor agreement, on any im- trade agreement described in subparagraph port sensitive agricultural product; or (B) a description of the progress that has (B) during the period described in subpara- been made in negotiations to achieve the (C) increases any rate of duty above the graph (C). rate that applied on the date of the enact- purposes, policies, priorities, and objectives (B) The President may enter into a trade of this title, and a statement that such ment of this Act. agreement under subparagraph (A) with for- (4) AGGREGATE REDUCTION; EXEMPTION FROM progress justifies the continuation of nego- eign countries providing for— tiations; and STAGING.— (i) the reduction or elimination of a duty, (A) AGGREGATE REDUCTION.—Except as pro- (C) a statement of the reasons why the ex- restriction, barrier, or other distortion de- tension is needed to complete the negotia- vided in subparagraph (B), the aggregate re- scribed in subparagraph (A); or duction in the rate of duty on any article tions. (ii) the prohibition of, or limitation on the which is in effect on any day pursuant to a (3) OTHER REPORTS TO CONGRESS.— imposition of, such barrier or other distor- trade agreement entered into under para- (A) REPORT BY THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— tion. graph (1) shall not exceed the aggregate re- The President shall promptly inform the Ad- (C) The President may enter into a trade duction which would have been in effect on visory Committee for Trade Policy and Ne- agreement under this paragraph before— such day if— gotiations established under section 135 of (i) July 1, 2018; or (i) a reduction of 3 percent ad valorem or a the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2155) of the (ii) July 1, 2021, if trade authorities proce- reduction of 1⁄10 of the total reduction, decision of the President to submit a report dures are extended under subsection (c). whichever is greater, had taken effect on the to Congress under paragraph (2). The Advi- effective date of the first reduction pro- Substantial modifications to, or substantial sory Committee shall submit to Congress as claimed under paragraph (1) to carry out additional provisions of, a trade agreement soon as practicable, but not later than June such agreement with respect to such article; entered into after July 1, 2018, or July 1, 2021, 1, 2018, a written report that contains— and if trade authorities procedures are extended (i) its views regarding the progress that (ii) a reduction equal to the amount appli- under subsection (c), shall not be eligible for has been made in negotiations to achieve the cable under clause (i) had taken effect at 1- approval under this title. purposes, policies, priorities, and objectives year intervals after the effective date of such (2) CONDITIONS.—A trade agreement may be of this title; and first reduction. entered into under this subsection only if (ii) a statement of its views, and the rea- (B) EXEMPTION FROM STAGING.—No staging such agreement makes progress in meeting sons therefor, regarding whether the exten- is required under subparagraph (A) with re- the applicable objectives described in sub- sion requested under paragraph (2) should be spect to a duty reduction that is proclaimed sections (a) and (b) of section 102 and the approved or disapproved. under paragraph (1) for an article of a kind President satisfies the conditions set forth in (B) REPORT BY INTERNATIONAL TRADE COM- that is not produced in the United States. sections 104 and 105. MISSION.—The President shall promptly in- The United States International Trade Com- (3) BILLS QUALIFYING FOR TRADE AUTHORI- form the United States International Trade mission shall advise the President of the TIES PROCEDURES.—(A) The provisions of sec- Commission of the decision of the President identity of articles that may be exempted tion 151 of the Trade Act of 1974 (in this title to submit a report to Congress under para- from staging under this subparagraph. referred to as ‘‘trade authorities proce- graph (2). The International Trade Commis- (5) ROUNDING.—If the President determines dures’’) apply to a bill of either House of sion shall submit to Congress as soon as that such action will simplify the computa- Congress which contains provisions described practicable, but not later than June 1, 2018,

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Rules. the United States Trade Representative shall consult closely and on a timely basis with (3) ACCREDITATION.—Each Member of Con- (C) The provisions of subsections (d) and (e) Members of Congress and committees as gress designated as a congressional adviser of section 152 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 specified in paragraph (1), and keep them under paragraph (1) shall be accredited by U.S.C. 2192) (relating to the floor consider- fully apprised of the measures a trading the United States Trade Representative on ation of certain resolutions in the House and partner has taken to comply with those pro- behalf of the President as an official adviser Senate) apply to extension disapproval reso- visions of the agreement that are to take ef- to the United States delegations to inter- lutions. fect on the date that the agreement enters national conferences, meetings, and negoti- (D) It is not in order for— into force. ating sessions relating to trade agreements. (i) the House of Representatives to con- (3) ENHANCED COORDINATION WITH CON- (c) CONGRESSIONAL ADVISORY GROUPS ON sider any extension disapproval resolution GRESS.— NEGOTIATIONS.— not reported by the Committee on Ways and (A) WRITTEN GUIDELINES.—The United (1) IN GENERAL.—By not later than 60 days Means and, in addition, by the Committee on States Trade Representative, in consultation after the date of the enactment of this Act, Rules; with the chairmen and the ranking members and not later than 30 days after the con- (ii) the Senate to consider any extension of the Committee on Ways and Means of the vening of each Congress, the chairman of the disapproval resolution not reported by the House of Representatives and the Committee Committee on Ways and Means of the House Committee on Finance; or on Finance of the Senate, respectively— of Representatives shall convene the House (iii) either House of Congress to consider (i) shall, not later than 120 days after the Advisory Group on Negotiations and the an extension disapproval resolution after date of the enactment of this Act, develop chairman of the Committee on Finance of June 30, 2018. written guidelines on enhanced coordination the Senate shall convene the Senate Advi- (d) COMMENCEMENT OF NEGOTIATIONS.—In with Congress, including coordination with sory Group on Negotiations (in this sub- order to contribute to the continued eco- designated congressional advisers under sub- section referred to collectively as the ‘‘con- nomic expansion of the United States, the section (b), regarding negotiations conducted gressional advisory groups’’). President shall commence negotiations cov- under this title; and (2) MEMBERS AND FUNCTIONS.— ering tariff and nontariff barriers affecting (ii) may make such revisions to the guide- (A) MEMBERSHIP OF THE HOUSE ADVISORY any industry, product, or service sector, and lines as may be necessary from time to time. GROUP ON NEGOTIATIONS.—In each Congress, expand existing sectoral agreements to coun- (B) CONTENT OF GUIDELINES.—The guide- the House Advisory Group on Negotiations tries that are not parties to those agree- lines developed under subparagraph (A) shall shall be comprised of the following Members ments, in cases where the President deter- mines that such negotiations are feasible enhance coordination with Congress through of the House of Representatives: and timely and would benefit the United procedures to ensure— (i) The chairman and ranking member of States. Such sectors include agriculture, (i) timely briefings upon request of any the Committee on Ways and Means, and 3 ad- commercial services, intellectual property Member of Congress regarding negotiating ditional members of such Committee (not rights, industrial and capital goods, govern- objectives, the status of negotiations in more than 2 of whom are members of the ment procurement, information technology progress conducted under this title, and the same political party). products, environmental technology and nature of any changes in the laws of the (ii) The chairman and ranking member, or services, medical equipment and services, United States or the administration of those their designees, of the committees of the civil aircraft, and infrastructure products. In laws that may be recommended to Congress House of Representatives that would have, so doing, the President shall take into ac- to carry out any trade agreement or any re- under the Rules of the House of Representa- count all of the negotiating objectives set quirement of, amendment to, or rec- tives, jurisdiction over provisions of law af- forth in section 102. ommendation under, that agreement; and fected by a trade agreement negotiation con- SEC. 104. CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT, CON- (ii) the sharing of detailed and timely in- ducted at any time during that Congress and SULTATIONS, AND ACCESS TO IN- formation with Members of Congress, and to which this title would apply. FORMATION. their staff with proper security clearances as (B) MEMBERSHIP OF THE SENATE ADVISORY (a) CONSULTATIONS WITH MEMBERS OF CON- appropriate, regarding those negotiations GROUP ON NEGOTIATIONS.—In each Congress, GRESS.— and pertinent documents related to those ne- the Senate Advisory Group on Negotiations (1) CONSULTATIONS DURING NEGOTIATIONS.— gotiations (including classified information), shall be comprised of the following Members In the course of negotiations conducted and with committee staff with proper secu- of the Senate: under this title, the United States Trade rity clearances as would be appropriate in (i) The chairman and ranking member of Representative shall— the light of the responsibilities of that com- the Committee on Finance and 3 additional (A) meet upon request with any Member of mittee over the trade agreements programs members of such Committee (not more than Congress regarding negotiating objectives, affected by those negotiations. 2 of whom are members of the same political the status of negotiations in progress, and (C) DISSEMINATION.—The United States party). the nature of any changes in the laws of the Trade Representative shall disseminate the (ii) The chairman and ranking member, or United States or the administration of those guidelines developed under subparagraph (A) their designees, of the committees of the

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Each member of Transparency Officer. The Chief Trans- ranking members of the Committee on Ways the congressional advisory groups described parency Officer shall consult with Congress and Means of the House of Representatives in subparagraphs (A)(ii) and (B)(ii) shall be on transparency policy, coordinate trans- and the Committee on Finance of the Sen- accredited by the United States Trade Rep- parency in trade negotiations, engage and ate, respectively— resentative on behalf of the President as an assist the public, and advise the United (A) shall, not later than 120 days after the official adviser to the United States delega- States Trade Representative on trans- date of the enactment of this Act, develop tion in the negotiations by reason of which parency policy.’’. the member is in one of the congressional ad- written guidelines on public access to infor- visory groups. mation regarding negotiations conducted SEC. 105. NOTICE, CONSULTATIONS, AND RE- PORTS. (D) CONSULTATION AND ADVICE.—The con- under this title; and gressional advisory groups shall consult with (B) may make such revisions to the guide- (a) NOTICE, CONSULTATIONS, AND REPORTS and provide advice to the Trade Representa- lines as may be necessary from time to time. BEFORE NEGOTIATION.— tive regarding the formulation of specific ob- (2) PURPOSES.—The guidelines developed (1) NOTICE.—The President, with respect to jectives, negotiating strategies and posi- under paragraph (1) shall— any agreement that is subject to the provi- tions, the development of the applicable (A) facilitate transparency; sions of section 103(b), shall— trade agreement, and compliance and en- (B) encourage public participation; and (A) provide, at least 90 calendar days be- forcement of the negotiated commitments (C) promote collaboration in the negotia- fore initiating negotiations with a country, under the trade agreement. tion process. written notice to Congress of the President’s (E) CHAIR.—The House Advisory Group on (3) CONTENT.—The guidelines developed intention to enter into the negotiations with Negotiations shall be chaired by the Chair- under paragraph (1) shall include procedures that country and set forth in the notice the man of the Committee on Ways and Means of that— date on which the President intends to ini- the House of Representatives and the Senate (A) provide for rapid disclosure of informa- tiate those negotiations, the specific United Advisory Group on Negotiations shall be tion in forms that the public can readily find States objectives for the negotiations with chaired by the Chairman of the Committee and use; and that country, and whether the President in- on Finance of the Senate. (B) provide frequent opportunities for pub- tends to seek an agreement, or changes to an (F) COORDINATION WITH OTHER COMMIT- lic input through Federal Register requests existing agreement; TEES.—Members of any committee rep- for comment and other means. (B) before and after submission of the no- resented on one of the congressional advi- (4) DISSEMINATION.—The United States tice, consult regarding the negotiations with sory groups may submit comments to the Trade Representative shall disseminate the the Committee on Ways and Means of the member of the appropriate congressional ad- guidelines developed under paragraph (1) to House of Representatives and the Committee visory group from that committee regarding all Federal agencies that could have jurisdic- on Finance of the Senate, such other com- any matter related to a negotiation for any tion over laws affected by trade negotia- mittees of the House and Senate as the trade agreement to which this title applies. tions. President deems appropriate, and the House (3) GUIDELINES.— (e) CONSULTATIONS WITH ADVISORY COMMIT- Advisory Group on Negotiations and the (A) PURPOSE AND REVISION.—The United TEES.— Senate Advisory Group on Negotiations con- States Trade Representative, in consultation (1) GUIDELINES FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH ADVI- vened under section 104(c); with the chairmen and the ranking members SORY COMMITTEES.—The United States Trade (C) upon the request of a majority of the of the Committee on Ways and Means of the Representative, in consultation with the members of either the House Advisory Group House of Representatives and the Committee chairmen and the ranking members of the on Negotiations or the Senate Advisory on Finance of the Senate, respectively— Committee on Ways and Means of the House Group on Negotiations convened under sec- (i) shall, not later than 120 days after the of Representatives and the Committee on Fi- tion 104(c), meet with the requesting con- date of the enactment of this Act, develop nance of the Senate, respectively— gressional advisory group before initiating written guidelines to facilitate the useful (A) shall, not later than 120 days after the the negotiations or at any other time con- and timely exchange of information between date of the enactment of this Act, develop cerning the negotiations; and the Trade Representative and the congres- written guidelines on enhanced coordination (D) after consulting with the Committee sional advisory groups; and with advisory committees established pursu- on Ways and Means and the Committee on (ii) may make such revisions to the guide- ant to section 135 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 Finance, and at least 30 calendar days before lines as may be necessary from time to time. U.S.C. 2155) regarding negotiations con- initiating negotiations with a country, pub- (B) CONTENT.—The guidelines developed ducted under this title; and lish on a publicly available Internet website under subparagraph (A) shall provide for, (B) may make such revisions to the guide- of the Office of the United States Trade Rep- among other things— lines as may be necessary from time to time. resentative, and regularly update thereafter, (i) detailed briefings on a fixed timetable (2) CONTENT.—The guidelines developed a detailed and comprehensive summary of to be specified in the guidelines of the con- under paragraph (1) shall enhance coordina- the specific objectives with respect to the gressional advisory groups regarding negoti- tion with advisory committees described in negotiations, and a description of how the ating objectives and positions and the status that paragraph through procedures to en- agreement, if successfully concluded, will of the applicable negotiations, beginning as sure— further those objectives and benefit the soon as practicable after the congressional (A) timely briefings of advisory commit- United States. advisory groups are convened, with more fre- tees and regular opportunities for advisory (2) NEGOTIATIONS REGARDING AGRI- quent briefings as trade negotiations enter committees to provide input throughout the CULTURE.— the final stage; negotiation process on matters relevant to (A) ASSESSMENT AND CONSULTATIONS FOL- (ii) access by members of the congressional the sectors or functional areas represented LOWING ASSESSMENT.—Before initiating or advisory groups, and staff with proper secu- by those committees; and continuing negotiations the subject matter rity clearances, to pertinent documents re- (B) the sharing of detailed and timely in- of which is directly related to the subject lating to the negotiations, including classi- formation with each member of an advisory matter under section 102(b)(3)(B) with any fied materials; committee regarding negotiations and perti- country, the President shall— (iii) the closest practicable coordination nent documents related to the negotiation (i) assess whether United States tariffs on between the Trade Representative and the (including classified information) on matters agricultural products that were bound under congressional advisory groups at all critical relevant to the sectors or functional areas the Uruguay Round Agreements are lower periods during the negotiations, including at the member represents, and with a designee than the tariffs bound by that country; negotiation sites; with proper security clearances of each such (ii) consider whether the tariff levels (iv) after the applicable trade agreement is member as appropriate. bound and applied throughout the world with concluded, consultation regarding ongoing (3) DISSEMINATION.—The United States respect to imports from the United States compliance and enforcement of negotiated Trade Representative shall disseminate the are higher than United States tariffs and commitments under the trade agreement; guidelines developed under paragraph (1) to whether the negotiation provides an oppor- and all Federal agencies that could have jurisdic- tunity to address any such disparity; and

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and reductions based on the conclusions reached (4) NEGOTIATIONS REGARDING TEXTILES.—Be- (II) no procedural disapproval resolution in the assessment, and how all applicable ne- fore initiating or continuing negotiations under section 106(b) introduced with respect gotiating objectives will be met. the subject matter of which is directly re- to a trade agreement entered into pursuant (B) SPECIAL CONSULTATIONS ON IMPORT SEN- lated to textiles and apparel products with to the negotiations to which the report SITIVE PRODUCTS.—(i) Before initiating nego- any country, the President shall— under subparagraph (A) relates has pre- tiations with regard to agriculture and, with (A) assess whether United States tariffs on viously been reported in that House of Con- respect to agreements described in para- textile and apparel products that were bound gress by the Committee on Ways and Means graphs (2) and (3) of section 107(a), as soon as under the Uruguay Round Agreements are or the Committee on Finance, as the case practicable after the date of the enactment lower than the tariffs bound by that country may be. of this Act, the United States Trade Rep- and whether the negotiation provides an op- (ii) For purposes of this subparagraph, the resentative shall— portunity to address any such disparity; and term ‘‘resolution’’ means only a resolution (I) identify those agricultural products (B) consult with the Committee on Ways of either House of Congress, the matter after subject to tariff rate quotas on the date of and Means of the House of Representatives the resolving clause of which is as follows: enactment of this Act, and agricultural prod- and the Committee on Finance of the Senate ‘‘That the finds that the proposed ucts subject to tariff reductions by the llll concerning the results of the assessment, changes to United States trade remedy laws United States as a result of the Uruguay whether it is appropriate for the United Round Agreements, for which the rate of contained in the report of the President States to agree to further tariff reductions transmitted to Congress on llll under duty was reduced on January 1, 1995, to a based on the conclusions reached in the as- rate which was not less than 97.5 percent of section 105(b)(3) of the Bipartisan Congres- sessment, and how all applicable negotiating sional Trade Priorities and Accountability the rate of duty that applied to such article objectives will be met. on December 31, 1994; Act of 2015 with respect to llll, are in- (5) ADHERENCE TO EXISTING INTERNATIONAL consistent with the negotiating objectives (II) consult with the Committee on Ways TRADE AND INVESTMENT AGREEMENT OBLIGA- and Means and the Committee on Agri- described in section 102(b)(16) of that Act.’’, TIONS.—In determining whether to enter into with the first blank space being filled with culture of the House of Representatives and negotiations with a particular country, the the Committee on Finance and the Com- the name of the resolving House of Congress, President shall take into account the extent the second blank space being filled with the mittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and For- to which that country has implemented, or estry of the Senate concerning— appropriate date of the report, and the third has accelerated the implementation of, its blank space being filled with the name of the (aa) whether any further tariff reductions international trade and investment commit- on the products identified under subclause (I) country or countries involved. ments to the United States, including pursu- should be appropriate, taking into account (iii) Resolutions in the House of Represent- ant to the WTO Agreement. the impact of any such tariff reduction on atives— the United States industry producing the (b) CONSULTATION WITH CONGRESS BEFORE (I) may be introduced by any Member of product concerned; ENTRY INTO AGREEMENT.— the House; (bb) whether the products so identified face (1) CONSULTATION.—Before entering into (II) shall be referred to the Committee on unjustified sanitary or phytosanitary re- any trade agreement under section 103(b), Ways and Means and, in addition, to the strictions, including those not based on sci- the President shall consult with— Committee on Rules; and entific principles in contravention of the (A) the Committee on Ways and Means of (III) may not be amended by either Com- Uruguay Round Agreements; and the House of Representatives and the Com- mittee. (cc) whether the countries participating in mittee on Finance of the Senate; (iv) Resolutions in the Senate— the negotiations maintain export subsidies (B) each other committee of the House and (I) may be introduced by any Member of or other programs, policies, or practices that the Senate, and each joint committee of the Senate; distort world trade in such products and the Congress, which has jurisdiction over legisla- (II) shall be referred to the Committee on impact of such programs, policies, and prac- tion involving subject matters which would Finance; and tices on United States producers of the prod- be affected by the trade agreement; and (III) may not be amended. ucts; (C) the House Advisory Group on Negotia- (v) It is not in order for the House of Rep- (III) request that the International Trade tions and the Senate Advisory Group on Ne- resentatives to consider any resolution that Commission prepare an assessment of the gotiations convened under section 104(c). is not reported by the Committee on Ways probable economic effects of any such tariff (2) SCOPE.—The consultation described in and Means and, in addition, by the Com- reduction on the United States industry pro- paragraph (1) shall include consultation with mittee on Rules. ducing the product concerned and on the respect to— (vi) It is not in order for the Senate to con- United States economy as a whole; and (A) the nature of the agreement; sider any resolution that is not reported by (IV) upon complying with subclauses (I), (B) how and to what extent the agreement the Committee on Finance. (II), and (III), notify the Committee on Ways will achieve the applicable purposes, poli- (vii) The provisions of subsections (d) and and Means and the Committee on Agri- cies, priorities, and objectives of this title; (e) of section 152 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 culture of the House of Representatives and and U.S.C. 2192) (relating to floor consideration the Committee on Finance and the Com- (C) the implementation of the agreement of certain resolutions in the House and Sen- mittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and For- under section 106, including the general ef- ate) shall apply to resolutions. estry of the Senate of those products identi- fect of the agreement on existing laws. (4) ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPORTS.—The re- fied under subclause (I) for which the Trade (3) REPORT REGARDING UNITED STATES port required under section 135(e)(1) of the Representative intends to seek tariff liberal- TRADE REMEDY LAWS.— Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2155(e)(1)) regard- ization in the negotiations and the reasons (A) CHANGES IN CERTAIN TRADE LAWS.—The ing any trade agreement entered into under for seeking such tariff liberalization. President, not less than 180 calendar days be- subsection (a) or (b) of section 103 shall be (ii) If, after negotiations described in fore the day on which the President enters provided to the President, Congress, and the clause (i) are commenced— into a trade agreement under section 103(b), United States Trade Representative not (I) the United States Trade Representative shall report to the Committee on Ways and identifies any additional agricultural prod- Means of the House of Representatives and later than 30 days after the date on which uct described in clause (i)(I) for tariff reduc- the Committee on Finance of the Senate— the President notifies Congress under section tions which were not the subject of a notifi- (i) the range of proposals advanced in the 103(a)(2) or 106(a)(1)(A) of the intention of the cation under clause (i)(IV), or negotiations with respect to that agreement, President to enter into the agreement. (II) any additional agricultural product de- that may be in the final agreement, and that (c) INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION AS- scribed in clause (i)(I) is the subject of a re- could require amendments to title VII of the SESSMENT.— quest for tariff reductions by a party to the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671 et seq.) or to (1) SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION TO COMMIS- negotiations, chapter 1 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 SION.—The President, not later than 90 cal- the Trade Representative shall, as soon as (19 U.S.C. 2251 et seq.); and endar days before the day on which the practicable, notify the committees referred (ii) how these proposals relate to the objec- President enters into a trade agreement to in clause (i)(IV) of those products and the tives described in section 102(b)(16). under section 103(b), shall provide the Inter- reasons for seeking such tariff reductions. (B) RESOLUTIONS.—(i) At any time after the national Trade Commission (referred to in (3) NEGOTIATIONS REGARDING THE FISHING transmission of the report under subpara- this subsection as the ‘‘Commission’’) with INDUSTRY.—Before initiating, or continuing, graph (A), if a resolution is introduced with the details of the agreement as it exists at negotiations that directly relate to fish or respect to that report in either House of Con- that time and request the Commission to shellfish trade with any country, the Presi- gress, the procedures set forth in clauses (iii) prepare and submit an assessment of the

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agreement as described in paragraph (2). Be- (1) IN GENERAL.—At the time the President ronmental obligation. During such consulta- tween the time the President makes the re- submits to Congress a copy of the final legal tions, the United States Trade Representa- quest under this paragraph and the time the text of an agreement pursuant to section tive shall describe the matter, including the Commission submits the assessment, the 106(a)(1)(E), the President shall also submit basis for such action and the application of President shall keep the Commission current to Congress a plan for implementing and en- any relevant legal obligations. with respect to the details of the agreement. forcing the agreement. (B) As part of the report required pursuant (2) ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 105 cal- (2) ELEMENTS.—The implementation and to section 163 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 endar days after the President enters into a enforcement plan required by paragraph (1) U.S.C. 2213), the President shall report annu- trade agreement under section 103(b), the shall include the following: ally to Congress on enforcement actions Commission shall submit to the President (A) BORDER PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS.—A taken pursuant to a trade agreement to and Congress a report assessing the likely description of additional personnel required which the United States is a party, as well as impact of the agreement on the United at border entry points, including a list of ad- on any public reports issued by Federal agen- States economy as a whole and on specific ditional customs and agricultural inspectors. cies on enforcement matters relating to a industry sectors, including the impact the (B) AGENCY STAFFING REQUIREMENTS.—A trade agreement. agreement will have on the gross domestic description of additional personnel required (g) ADDITIONAL COORDINATION WITH MEM- product, exports and imports, aggregate em- by Federal agencies responsible for moni- BERS.—Any Member of the House of Rep- ployment and employment opportunities, toring and implementing the trade agree- ment, including personnel required by the resentatives may submit to the Committee the production, employment, and competi- on Ways and Means of the House of Rep- tive position of industries likely to be sig- Office of the United States Trade Represent- ative, the Department of Commerce, the De- resentatives and any Member of the Senate nificantly affected by the agreement, and may submit to the Committee on Finance of the interests of United States consumers. partment of Agriculture (including addi- tional personnel required to implement sani- the Senate the views of that Member on any (3) REVIEW OF EMPIRICAL LITERATURE.—In matter relevant to a proposed trade agree- preparing the assessment under paragraph tary and phytosanitary measures in order to obtain market access for United States ex- ment, and the relevant Committee shall re- (2), the Commission shall review available ceive those views for consideration. economic assessments regarding the agree- ports), the Department of Homeland Secu- ment, including literature regarding any rity, the Department of the Treasury, and SEC. 106. IMPLEMENTATION OF TRADE AGREE- substantially equivalent proposed agree- such other agencies as may be necessary. MENTS. (C) CUSTOMS INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIRE- ment, and shall provide in its assessment a (a) IN GENERAL.— MENTS.—A description of the additional description of the analyses used and conclu- (1) NOTIFICATION AND SUBMISSION.—Any sions drawn in such literature, and a discus- equipment and facilities needed by U.S. Cus- toms and Border Protection. agreement entered into under section 103(b) sion of areas of consensus and divergence be- shall enter into force with respect to the tween the various analyses and conclusions, (D) IMPACT ON STATE AND LOCAL GOVERN- MENTS.—A description of the impact the United States if (and only if)— including those of the Commission regarding (A) the President, at least 90 calendar days the agreement. trade agreement will have on State and local governments as a result of increases in before the day on which the President enters (4) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The President into the trade agreement, notifies the House shall make each assessment under paragraph trade. (E) COST ANALYSIS.—An analysis of the of Representatives and the Senate of the (2) available to the public. costs associated with each of the items listed President’s intention to enter into the agree- (d) REPORTS SUBMITTED TO COMMITTEES in subparagraphs (A) through (D). ment, and promptly thereafter publishes no- WITH AGREEMENT.— (3) BUDGET SUBMISSION.—The President tice of such intention in the Federal Reg- (1) ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS AND RE- shall include a request for the resources nec- ister; PORTS.—The President shall— essary to support the plan required by para- (B) the President, at least 60 days before (A) conduct environmental reviews of fu- graph (1) in the first budget of the President the day on which the President enters into ture trade and investment agreements, con- submitted to Congress under section 1105(a) the agreement, publishes the text of the sistent with Executive Order 13141 (64 Fed. of title 31, United States Code, after the date agreement on a publicly available Internet Reg. 63169), dated November 16, 1999, and its of the submission of the plan. website of the Office of the United States relevant guidelines; and (4) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The President Trade Representative; (B) submit a report on those reviews and shall make the plan required under this sub- (C) within 60 days after entering into the on the content and operation of consultative section available to the public. agreement, the President submits to Con- mechanisms established pursuant to section (f) OTHER REPORTS.— gress a description of those changes to exist- 102(c) to the Committee on Ways and Means (1) REPORT ON PENALTIES.—Not later than ing laws that the President considers would of the House of Representatives and the one year after the imposition by the United be required in order to bring the United Committee on Finance of the Senate at the States of a penalty or remedy permitted by States into compliance with the agreement; time the President submits to Congress a a trade agreement to which this title applies, (D) the President, at least 30 days before copy of the final legal text of an agreement the President shall submit to the Committee submitting to Congress the materials under pursuant to section 106(a)(1)(E). on Ways and Means of the House of Rep- subparagraph (E), submits to Congress— (2) EMPLOYMENT IMPACT REVIEWS AND RE- resentatives and the Committee on Finance (i) a draft statement of any administrative PORTS.—The President shall— of the Senate a report on the effectiveness of action proposed to implement the agree- (A) review the impact of future trade the penalty or remedy applied under United ment; and agreements on United States employment, States law in enforcing United States rights (ii) a copy of the final legal text of the including labor markets, modeled after Exec- under the trade agreement, which shall ad- agreement; utive Order 13141 (64 Fed. Reg. 63169) to the dress whether the penalty or remedy was ef- (E) after entering into the agreement, the extent appropriate in establishing proce- fective in changing the behavior of the tar- President submits to Congress, on a day on dures and criteria; and geted party and whether the penalty or rem- which both Houses of Congress are in ses- (B) submit a report on such reviews to the edy had any adverse impact on parties or in- sion, a copy of the final legal text of the Committee on Ways and Means of the House terests not party to the dispute. agreement, together with— of Representatives and the Committee on Fi- (2) REPORT ON IMPACT OF TRADE PROMOTION (i) a draft of an implementing bill de- nance of the Senate at the time the Presi- AUTHORITY.—Not later than one year after scribed in section 103(b)(3); dent submits to Congress a copy of the final the date of the enactment of this Act, and (ii) a statement of any administrative ac- legal text of an agreement pursuant to sec- not later than 5 years thereafter, the United tion proposed to implement the trade agree- tion 106(a)(1)(E). States International Trade Commission shall ment; and (3) REPORT ON LABOR RIGHTS.—The Presi- submit to the Committee on Ways and (iii) the supporting information described dent shall submit to the Committee on Ways Means of the House of Representatives and in paragraph (2)(A); and Means of the House of Representatives the Committee on Finance of the Senate a (F) the implementing bill is enacted into and the Committee on Finance of the Sen- report on the economic impact on the United law; and ate, on a timeframe determined in accord- States of all trade agreements with respect (G) the President, not later than 30 days ance with section 104(c)(3)(B)(v)— to which Congress has enacted an imple- before the date on which the agreement en- (A) a meaningful labor rights report of the menting bill under trade authorities proce- ters into force with respect to a party to the country, or countries, with respect to which dures since January 1, 1984. agreement, submits written notice to Con- the President is negotiating; and (3) ENFORCEMENT CONSULTATIONS AND RE- gress that the President has determined that (B) a description of any provisions that PORTS.—(A) The United States Trade Rep- the party has taken measures necessary to would require changes to the labor laws and resentative shall consult with the Com- comply with those provisions of the agree- labor practices of the United States. mittee on Ways and Means of the House of ment that are to take effect on the date on (4) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The President Representatives and the Committee on Fi- which the agreement enters into force. shall make all reports required under this nance of the Senate after acceptance of a pe- (2) SUPPORTING INFORMATION.— subsection available to the public. tition for review or taking an enforcement (A) IN GENERAL.—The supporting informa- (e) IMPLEMENTATION AND ENFORCEMENT action in regard to an obligation under a tion required under paragraph (1)(E)(iii) con- PLAN.— trade agreement, including a labor or envi- sists of—

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(i) an explanation as to how the imple- shall not apply to any implementing bill sub- (B) APPLICABILITY OF TRADE AUTHORITIES menting bill and proposed administrative ac- mitted with respect to such trade agreement PROCEDURES.—The trade authorities proce- tion will change or affect existing law; and or agreements.’’, with the blank space being dures shall not apply in the Senate to any (ii) a statement— filled with a description of the trade agree- implementing bill submitted with respect to (I) asserting that the agreement makes ment or agreements with respect to which a trade agreement or agreements described progress in achieving the applicable pur- the President is considered to have failed or in subparagraph (A) if the Committee on Fi- poses, policies, priorities, and objectives of refused to notify or consult. nance reports a resolution described in sub- this title; and (ii) For purposes of clause (i) and para- paragraph (C) and such resolution is agreed (II) setting forth the reasons of the Presi- graphs (3)(C) and (4)(C), the President has to by the Senate. dent regarding— ‘‘failed or refused to notify or consult in ac- (C) RESOLUTION DESCRIBED.—A resolution (aa) how and to what extent the agreement cordance with the Bipartisan Congressional described in this subparagraph is a resolu- makes progress in achieving the applicable Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of tion of the Senate originating from the Com- purposes, policies, and objectives referred to 2015’’ on negotiations with respect to a trade mittee on Finance the sole matter after the in subclause (I); agreement or trade agreements if— resolving clause of which is as follows: ‘‘That (bb) whether and how the agreement (I) the President has failed or refused to the President has failed or refused to notify changes provisions of an agreement pre- consult (as the case may be) in accordance or consult in accordance with the Bipartisan viously negotiated; with sections 104 and 105 and this section Congressional Trade Priorities and Account- (cc) how the agreement serves the interests with respect to the negotiations, agreement, ability Act of 2015 on negotiations with re- spect to and, therefore, the trade of United States commerce; and or agreements; lllll authorities procedures under that Act shall (dd) how the implementing bill meets the (II) guidelines under section 104 have not not apply in the Senate to any implementing standards set forth in section 103(b)(3). been developed or met with respect to the bill submitted with respect to such trade (B) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The President negotiations, agreement, or agreements; agreement or agreements.’’, with the blank shall make the supporting information de- (III) the President has not met with the space being filled with a description of the scribed in subparagraph (A) available to the House Advisory Group on Negotiations or public. trade agreement or agreements described in the Senate Advisory Group on Negotiations subparagraph (A). (3) RECIPROCAL BENEFITS.—In order to en- pursuant to a request made under section sure that a foreign country that is not a (D) PROCEDURES.—If the Senate does not 104(c)(4) with respect to the negotiations, agree to a motion to invoke cloture on the party to a trade agreement entered into agreement, or agreements; or under section 103(b) does not receive benefits motion to proceed to a resolution described (IV) the agreement or agreements fail to in subparagraph (C), the resolution shall be under the agreement unless the country is make progress in achieving the purposes, also subject to the obligations under the committed to the Committee on Finance. policies, priorities, and objectives of this (4) CONSIDERATION IN THE HOUSE OF REP- agreement, the implementing bill submitted title. with respect to the agreement shall provide RESENTATIVES OF A CONSULTATION AND COM- (2) PROCEDURES FOR CONSIDERING RESOLU- PLIANCE RESOLUTION.— that the benefits and obligations under the TIONS.—(A) Procedural disapproval resolu- agreement apply only to the parties to the (A) QUALIFICATIONS FOR REPORTING RESOLU- tions— TION.—If— agreement, if such application is consistent (i) in the House of Representatives— (i) the Committee on Ways and Means of with the terms of the agreement. The imple- (I) may be introduced by any Member of the House of Representatives reports an im- menting bill may also provide that the bene- the House; plementing bill with respect to a trade fits and obligations under the agreement do (II) shall be referred to the Committee on agreement or agreements entered into under not apply uniformly to all parties to the Ways and Means and, in addition, to the section 103(b) with other than a favorable agreement, if such application is consistent Committee on Rules; and recommendation; and with the terms of the agreement. (III) may not be amended by either Com- (ii) a Member of the House of Representa- (4) DISCLOSURE OF COMMITMENTS.—Any mittee; and tives has introduced a consultation and com- agreement or other understanding with a (ii) in the Senate— pliance resolution on the legislative day fol- foreign government or governments (whether (I) may be introduced by any Member of lowing the filing of a report to accompany oral or in writing) that— the Senate; the implementing bill with other than a fa- (A) relates to a trade agreement with re- (II) shall be referred to the Committee on vorable recommendation, spect to which Congress enacts an imple- Finance; and then the Committee on Ways and Means menting bill under trade authorities proce- (III) may not be amended. dures; and shall consider a consultation and compliance (B) The provisions of subsections (d) and resolution pursuant to subparagraph (B). (B) is not disclosed to Congress before an (e) of section 152 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 implementing bill with respect to that (B) COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION OF A QUALI- U.S.C. 2192) (relating to the floor consider- FYING RESOLUTION.—(i) Not later than the agreement is introduced in either House of ation of certain resolutions in the House and Congress, fourth legislative day after the date of intro- Senate) apply to a procedural disapproval duction of the resolution, the Committee on shall not be considered to be part of the resolution introduced with respect to a trade Ways and Means shall meet to consider a res- agreement approved by Congress and shall agreement if no other procedural disapproval olution meeting the qualifications set forth have no force and effect under United States resolution with respect to that trade agree- in subparagraph (A). law or in any dispute settlement body. ment has previously been reported in that (ii) After consideration of one such resolu- (b) LIMITATIONS ON TRADE AUTHORITIES House of Congress by the Committee on tion by the Committee on Ways and Means, PROCEDURES.— Ways and Means or the Committee on Fi- this subparagraph shall not apply to any (1) FOR LACK OF NOTICE OR CONSULTA- nance, as the case may be, and if no resolu- other such resolution. TIONS.— tion described in clause (ii) of section (iii) If the Committee on Ways and Means (A) IN GENERAL.—The trade authorities 105(b)(3)(B) with respect to that trade agree- has not reported the resolution by the sixth procedures shall not apply to any imple- ment has been reported in that House of Con- legislative day after the date of its introduc- menting bill submitted with respect to a gress by the Committee on Ways and Means tion, that committee shall be discharged trade agreement or trade agreements entered or the Committee on Finance, as the case from further consideration of the resolution. into under section 103(b) if during the 60-day may be, pursuant to the procedures set forth (C) CONSULTATION AND COMPLIANCE RESOLU- period beginning on the date that one House in clauses (iii) through (vii) of such section. TION DESCRIBED.—A consultation and compli- of Congress agrees to a procedural dis- (C) It is not in order for the House of Rep- ance resolution— approval resolution for lack of notice or con- resentatives to consider any procedural dis- (i) is a resolution of the House of Rep- sultations with respect to such trade agree- approval resolution not reported by the Com- resentatives, the sole matter after the re- ment or agreements, the other House sepa- mittee on Ways and Means and, in addition, solving clause of which is as follows: ‘‘That rately agrees to a procedural disapproval res- by the Committee on Rules. the President has failed or refused to notify olution with respect to such trade agreement (D) It is not in order for the Senate to con- or consult in accordance with the Bipartisan or agreements. sider any procedural disapproval resolution Congressional Trade Priorities and Account- (B) PROCEDURAL DISAPPROVAL RESOLU- not reported by the Committee on Finance. ability Act of 2015 on negotiations with re- TION.—(i) For purposes of this paragraph, the (3) CONSIDERATION IN SENATE OF CONSULTA- spect to lllll and, therefore, the trade term ‘‘procedural disapproval resolution’’ TION AND COMPLIANCE RESOLUTION TO REMOVE authorities procedures under that Act shall means a resolution of either House of Con- TRADE AUTHORITIES PROCEDURES.— not apply in the House of Representatives to gress, the sole matter after the resolving (A) REPORTING OF RESOLUTION.—If, when any implementing bill submitted with re- clause of which is as follows: ‘‘That the the Committee on Finance of the Senate spect to such trade agreement or agree- President has failed or refused to notify or meets on whether to report an implementing ments.’’, with the blank space being filled consult in accordance with the Bipartisan bill with respect to a trade agreement or with a description of the trade agreement or Congressional Trade Priorities and Account- agreements entered into under section 103(b), agreements described in subparagraph (A); ability Act of 2015 on negotiations with re- the committee fails to favorably report the and spect to llllllll and, therefore, the bill, the committee shall report a resolution (ii) shall be referred to the Committee on trade authorities procedures under that Act described in subparagraph (C). 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(D) APPLICABILITY OF TRADE AUTHORITIES (3) is entered into with the European ered in all trade negotiations in accordance PROCEDURES.—The trade authorities proce- Union, with the objective described in section dures shall not apply in the House of Rep- (4) is an agreement with respect to inter- 102(a)(8). resentatives to any implementing bill sub- national trade in services entered into with SEC. 110. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS; APPLICA- mitted with respect to a trade agreement or WTO members with respect to which a noti- TION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS. agreements which are the object of a con- fication has been made in a manner con- (a) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— sultation and compliance resolution if such sistent with section 105(a)(1)(A) as of the (1) ADVICE FROM UNITED STATES INTER- resolution is adopted by the House. date of the enactment of this Act, or NATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION.—Section 131 of (5) FOR FAILURE TO MEET OTHER REQUIRE- (5) is an agreement with respect to envi- the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2151) is MENTS.—Not later than December 15, 2015, ronmental goods entered into with WTO amended— the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation members with respect to which a notifica- (A) in subsection (a)— with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of tion has been made in a manner consistent (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘section the Treasury, the Attorney General, and the with section 105(a)(1)(A) as of the date of the 2103(a) or (b) of the Bipartisan Trade Pro- United States Trade Representative, shall enactment of this Act, motion Authority Act of 2002’’ and inserting transmit to Congress a report setting forth and results from negotiations that were com- ‘‘subsection (a) or (b) of section 103 of the Bi- the strategy of the executive branch to ad- menced before the date of the enactment of partisan Congressional Trade Priorities and dress concerns of Congress regarding wheth- this Act, subsection (b) shall apply. Accountability Act of 2015’’; and er dispute settlement panels and the Appel- (b) TREATMENT OF AGREEMENTS.—In the (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘section late Body of the World Trade Organization case of any agreement to which subsection 2103(b) of the Bipartisan Trade Promotion have added to obligations, or diminished (a) applies, the applicability of the trade au- Authority Act of 2002’’ and inserting ‘‘sec- rights, of the United States, as described in thorities procedures to implementing bills tion 103(b) of the Bipartisan Congressional section 102(b)(15)(C). Trade authorities proce- shall be determined without regard to the re- Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of dures shall not apply to any implementing quirements of section 105(a) (relating only to 2015’’; bill with respect to an agreement negotiated notice prior to initiating negotiations), and (B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘section under the auspices of the World Trade Orga- any resolution under paragraph (1)(B), (3)(C), 2103(a)(3)(A) of the Bipartisan Trade Pro- nization unless the Secretary of Commerce or (4)(C) of section 106(b) shall not be in order motion Authority Act of 2002’’ and inserting has issued such report by the deadline speci- on the basis of a failure or refusal to comply ‘‘section 103(a)(4)(A) of the Bipartisan Con- fied in this paragraph. with the provisions of section 105(a), if (and gressional Trade Priorities and Account- ability Act of 2015’’; and (6) LIMITATIONS ON PROCEDURES WITH RE- only if) the President, as soon as feasible (C) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘section SPECT TO AGREEMENTS WITH COUNTRIES NOT IN after the date of the enactment of this Act— 2103 of the Bipartisan Trade Promotion Au- COMPLIANCE WITH TRAFFICKING VICTIMS PRO- (1) notifies Congress of the negotiations de- thority Act of 2002’’ and inserting ‘‘section TECTION ACT OF 2000.— scribed in subsection (a), the specific United 103(a) of the Bipartisan Congressional Trade (A) IN GENERAL.—The trade authorities States objectives in the negotiations, and Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015’’. procedures shall not apply to any imple- whether the President is seeking a new (2) HEARINGS.—Section 132 of the Trade Act menting bill submitted with respect to a agreement or changes to an existing agree- of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2152) is amended by striking trade agreement or trade agreements entered ment; and ‘‘section 2103 of the Bipartisan Trade Pro- into under section 103(b) with a country to (2) before and after submission of the no- motion Authority Act of 2002’’ and inserting which the minimum standards for the elimi- tice, consults regarding the negotiations ‘‘section 103 of the Bipartisan Congressional nation of trafficking are applicable and the with the committees referred to in section Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of government of which does not fully comply 105(a)(1)(B) and the House and Senate Advi- 2015’’. with such standards and is not making sig- sory Groups on Negotiations convened under (3) PUBLIC HEARINGS.—Section 133(a) of the nificant efforts to bring the country into section 104(c). Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2153(a)) is amend- compliance (commonly referred to as a ‘‘tier SEC. 108. SOVEREIGNTY. ed by striking ‘‘section 2103 of the Bipartisan 3’’ country), as determined in the most re- (a) UNITED STATES LAW TO PREVAIL IN Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2002’’ and cent annual report on trafficking in persons EVENT OF CONFLICT.—No provision of any inserting ‘‘section 103 of the Bipartisan Con- submitted under section 110(b)(1) of the Traf- trade agreement entered into under section gressional Trade Priorities and Account- ficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 103(b), nor the application of any such provi- ability Act of 2015’’. U.S.C. 7107(b)(1)). sion to any person or circumstance, that is (4) PREREQUISITES FOR OFFERS.—Section 134 (B) MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR THE ELIMI- inconsistent with any law of the United of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2154) is NATION OF TRAFFICKING DEFINED.—In this States, any State of the United States, or amended by striking ‘‘section 2103 of the Bi- paragraph, the term ‘‘minimum standards any locality of the United States shall have partisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of for the elimination of trafficking’’ means the effect. 2002’’ each place it appears and inserting standards set forth in section 108 of the Traf- (b) AMENDMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS OF ‘‘section 103 of the Bipartisan Congressional ficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 UNITED STATES LAW.—No provision of any Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of U.S.C. 7106). trade agreement entered into under section 2015’’. (c) RULES OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 103(b) shall prevent the United States, any (5) INFORMATION AND ADVICE FROM PRIVATE AND SENATE.—Subsection (b) of this section, State of the United States, or any locality of AND PUBLIC SECTORS.—Section 135 of the section 103(c), and section 105(b)(3) are en- the United States from amending or modi- Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2155) is amend- acted by Congress— fying any law of the United States, that ed— (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power State, or that locality (as the case may be). (A) in subsection (a)(1)(A), by striking of the House of Representatives and the Sen- (c) DISPUTE SETTLEMENT REPORTS.—Re- ‘‘section 2103 of the Bipartisan Trade Pro- ate, respectively, and as such are deemed a ports, including findings and recommenda- motion Authority Act of 2002’’ and inserting part of the rules of each House, respectively, tions, issued by dispute settlement panels ‘‘section 103 of the Bipartisan Congressional and such procedures supersede other rules convened pursuant to any trade agreement Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of only to the extent that they are inconsistent entered into under section 103(b) shall have 2015’’; and with such other rules; and no binding effect on the law of the United (B) in subsection (e)— (2) with the full recognition of the con- States, the Government of the United (i) in paragraph (1)— stitutional right of either House to change States, or the law or government of any (I) by striking ‘‘section 2103 of the Bipar- the rules (so far as relating to the procedures State or locality of the United States. tisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of of that House) at any time, in the same man- SEC. 109. INTERESTS OF SMALL BUSINESSES. 2002’’ each place it appears and inserting ner, and to the same extent as any other rule (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of ‘‘section 103 of the Bipartisan Congressional of that House. Congress that— Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of SEC. 107. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN TRADE (1) the United States Trade Representative 2015’’; and AGREEMENTS FOR WHICH NEGOTIA- should facilitate participation by small busi- (II) by striking ‘‘not later than the date on TIONS HAVE ALREADY BEGUN. nesses in the trade negotiation process; and which the President notifies the Congress (a) CERTAIN AGREEMENTS.—Notwith- (2) the functions of the Office of the United under section 2105(a)(1)(A) of the Bipartisan standing the prenegotiation notification and States Trade Representative relating to Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2002’’ and consultation requirement described in sec- small businesses should continue to be re- inserting ‘‘not later than the date that is 30 tion 105(a), if an agreement to which section flected in the title of the Assistant United days after the date on which the President 103(b) applies— States Trade Representative assigned the re- notifies Congress under section 106(a)(1)(A) (1) is entered into under the auspices of the sponsibility for small businesses. of the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Prior- World Trade Organization, (b) CONSIDERATION OF SMALL BUSINESS IN- ities and Accountability Act of 2015’’; and (2) is entered into with the Trans-Pacific TERESTS.—The Assistant United States (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘section Partnership countries with respect to which Trade Representative for Small Business, 2102 of the Bipartisan Trade Promotion Au- notifications have been made in a manner Market Access, and Industrial Competitive- thority Act of 2002’’ and inserting ‘‘section consistent with section 105(a)(1)(A) as of the ness shall be responsible for ensuring that 102 of the Bipartisan Congressional Trade date of the enactment of this Act, the interests of small businesses are consid- Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015’’.

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(6) PROCEDURES RELATING TO IMPLEMENTING (ii) The Montreal Protocol on Substances the rate of duty that applied to such article BILLS.—Section 151 of the Trade Act of 1974 that Deplete the Ozone Layer, done at Mon- on December 31, 1994; or (19 U.S.C. 2191) is amended— treal September 16, 1987. (B) which was subject to a tariff rate quota (A) in subsection (b)(1), in the matter pre- (iii) The Protocol of 1978 Relating to the on the date of the enactment of this Act. ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘sec- International Convention for the Prevention (16) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AGREE- tion 2105(a)(1) of the Bipartisan Trade Pro- of Pollution from Ships, 1973, done at London MENT.—The term ‘‘Information Technology motion Authority Act of 2002’’ and inserting February 17, 1978. Agreement’’ means the Ministerial Declara- ‘‘section 106(a)(1) of the Bipartisan Congres- (iv) The Convention on Wetlands of Inter- tion on Trade in Information Technology sional Trade Priorities and Accountability national Importance Especially as Waterfowl Products of the World Trade Organization, Act of 2015’’; and Habitat, done at Ramsar February 2, 1971 agreed to at Singapore December 13, 1996. (B) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘sec- (TIAS 11084). (17) INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED CORE tion 2105(a)(1) of the Bipartisan Trade Pro- (v) The Convention on the Conservation of LABOR STANDARDS.—The term ‘‘internation- motion Authority Act of 2002’’ and inserting Antarctic Marine Living Resources, done at ally recognized core labor standards’’ means ‘‘section 106(a)(1) of the Bipartisan Congres- Canberra May 20, 1980 (33 UST 3476). the core labor standards only as stated in sional Trade Priorities and Accountability (vi) The International Convention for the the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Prin- Act of 2015’’. Regulation of Whaling, done at Washington ciples and Rights at Work and its Follow-Up (7) TRANSMISSION OF AGREEMENTS TO CON- December 2, 1946 (62 Stat. 1716). (1998). GRESS.—Section 162(a) of the Trade Act of (vii) The Convention for the Establishment (18) LABOR LAWS.—The term ‘‘labor laws’’ 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2212(a)) is amended by striking of an Inter-American Tropical Tuna Com- means the statutes and regulations, or provi- ‘‘section 2103 of the Bipartisan Trade Pro- mission, done at Washington May 31, 1949 (1 sions thereof, of a party to the negotiations motion Authority Act of 2002’’ and inserting UST 230). that are directly related to core labor stand- ‘‘section 103 of the Bipartisan Congressional (C) ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS.—Both the ards as well as other labor protections for Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of United States and one or more other parties children and minors and acceptable condi- 2015’’. to the negotiations may agree to include any tions of work with respect to minimum other multilateral environmental or con- (b) APPLICATION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS.— wages, hours of work, and occupational safe- servation agreement to which they are full ty and health, and for the United States, in- For purposes of applying sections 125, 126, parties as a common multilateral environ- and 127 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. cludes Federal statutes and regulations ad- mental agreement under this paragraph. dressing those standards, protections, or 2135, 2136, and 2137)— (7) CORE LABOR STANDARDS.—The term (1) any trade agreement entered into under conditions, but does not include State or ‘‘core labor standards’’ means— local labor laws. section 103 shall be treated as an agreement (A) freedom of association; (19) UNITED STATES PERSON.—The term entered into under section 101 or 102 of the (B) the effective recognition of the right to Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2111 or 2112), as ‘‘United States person’’ means— collective bargaining; (A) a United States citizen; appropriate; and (C) the elimination of all forms of forced or (2) any proclamation or Executive order (B) a partnership, corporation, or other compulsory labor; legal entity that is organized under the laws issued pursuant to a trade agreement en- (D) the effective abolition of child labor of the United States; and tered into under section 103 shall be treated and a prohibition on the worst forms of child (C) a partnership, corporation, or other as a proclamation or Executive order issued labor; and legal entity that is organized under the laws pursuant to a trade agreement entered into (E) the elimination of discrimination in re- of a foreign country and is controlled by en- under section 102 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 spect of employment and occupation. tities described in subparagraph (B) or U.S.C. 2112). (8) DISPUTE SETTLEMENT UNDERSTANDING.— United States citizens, or both. The term ‘‘Dispute Settlement Under- SEC. 111. DEFINITIONS. (20) URUGUAY ROUND AGREEMENTS.—The standing’’ means the Understanding on Rules term ‘‘Uruguay Round Agreements’’ has the In this title: and Procedures Governing the Settlement of meaning given that term in section 2(7) of (1) AGREEMENT ON AGRICULTURE.—The term Disputes referred to in section 101(d)(16) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 ‘‘Agreement on Agriculture’’ means the the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 agreement referred to in section 101(d)(2) of U.S.C. 3511(d)(16)). U.S.C. 3501(7)). (21) WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION; WTO.—The the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 (9) ENABLING CLAUSE.—The term ‘‘Enabling U.S.C. 3511(d)(2)). Clause’’ means the Decision on Differential terms ‘‘World Trade Organization’’ and (2) AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS.—The term and More Favourable Treatment, Reci- ‘‘WTO’’ mean the organization established ‘‘Agreement on Safeguards’’ means the procity and Fuller Participation of Devel- pursuant to the WTO Agreement. agreement referred to in section 101(d)(13) of oping Countries (L/4903), adopted November (22) WTO AGREEMENT.—The term ‘‘WTO the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 28, 1979, under GATT 1947 (as defined in sec- Agreement’’ means the Agreement Estab- U.S.C. 3511(d)(13)). tion 2 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act lishing the World Trade Organization en- (3) AGREEMENT ON SUBSIDIES AND COUNTER- (19 U.S.C. 3501)). tered into on April 15, 1994. VAILING MEASURES.—The term ‘‘Agreement (10) ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS.—The term ‘‘en- (23) WTO MEMBER.—The term ‘‘WTO mem- on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures’’ vironmental laws’’, with respect to the laws ber’’ has the meaning given that term in sec- means the agreement referred to in section of the United States, means environmental tion 2(10) of the Uruguay Round Agreements 101(d)(12) of the Uruguay Round Agreements statutes and regulations enforceable by ac- Act (19 U.S.C. 3501(10)). Act (19 U.S.C. 3511(d)(12)). tion of the Federal Government. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- (4) ANTIDUMPING AGREEMENT.—The term (11) GATT 1994.—The term ‘‘GATT 1994’’ has ant to House Resolution 321, the mo- ‘‘Antidumping Agreement’’ means the Agree- the meaning given that term in section 2 of tion shall be debatable for 1 hour ment on Implementation of Article VI of the the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 U.S.C. 3501). equally divided and controlled by the referred to in section 101(d)(7) of the Uruguay (12) GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN SERV- chair and ranking minority member of Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3511(d)(7)). ICES.—The term ‘‘General Agreement on the Committee on Ways and Means. (5) APPELLATE BODY.—The term ‘‘Appellate Trade in Services’’ means the General Agree- The gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Body’’ means the Appellate Body established ment on Trade in Services (referred to in RYAN) and the gentleman from Michi- under Article 17.1 of the Dispute Settlement section 101(d)(14) of the Uruguay Round gan (Mr. LEVIN) each will control 30 Understanding. Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3511(d)(14))). minutes. (6) COMMON MULTILATERAL ENVIRONMENTAL (13) GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT AGREE- AGREEMENT.— MENT.—The term ‘‘Government Procurement The Chair recognizes the gentleman (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘common mul- Agreement’’ means the Agreement on Gov- from Wisconsin. tilateral environmental agreement’’ means ernment Procurement referred to in section GENERAL LEAVE any agreement specified in subparagraph (B) 101(d)(17) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, or included under subparagraph (C) to which Act (19 U.S.C. 3511(d)(17)). both the United States and one or more (14) ILO.—The term ‘‘ILO’’ means the I ask unanimous consent that all Mem- other parties to the negotiations are full par- International Labor Organization. bers may have 5 legislative days in ties, including any current or future mutu- (15) IMPORT SENSITIVE AGRICULTURAL PROD- which to revise and extend their re- ally agreed upon protocols, amendments, an- UCT.—The term ‘‘import sensitive agricul- marks and include extraneous material nexes, or adjustments to such an agreement. tural product’’ means an agricultural prod- on H.R. 2146, Defending Public Safety (B) AGREEMENTS SPECIFIED.—The agree- uct— Employees’ Retirement Act, currently ments specified in this subparagraph are the (A) with respect to which, as a result of the under consideration. following: Uruguay Round Agreements, the rate of duty The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there (i) The Convention on International Trade was the subject of tariff reductions by the in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and United States and, pursuant to such Agree- objection to the request of the gen- Flora, done at Washington March 3, 1973 (27 ments, was reduced on January 1, 1995, to a tleman from Wisconsin? UST 1087; TIAS 8249). rate that was not less than 97.5 percent of There was no objection.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:29 Jun 19, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A18JN7.008 H18JNPT1 smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE June 18, 2015 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4519 Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, in order to provide more accountability no mistake, the ‘‘we’’ is not Congress, I yield myself such time as I may con- and more transparency to the adminis- leaving us with only a ‘‘yes’’ or ‘‘no’’ sume. tration, to the President. vote at the very end. To vote for TPA Welcome back, everybody. I have to This TPA has more transparency and now is to surrender congressional le- admit, I am a little disappointed that more accountability than any version verage. To get it right in shaping TPP, we are back here today. Last week, a ever before. It lays out 150 objectives the most significant trade negotiation bipartisan majority stepped up to pass and guidelines that the administration in decades, Congress will have settled trade promotion authority. That vote must follow while negotiating a trade for a bill with so-called congressional showed that Republicans and Demo- deal. These are our priorities. If the negotiating objectives so vague they crats can still come together to do President wants an agreement, then he are essentially meaningless. what is right for this country. It was a must meet to address these priorities. That won’t matter to those who basi- vote that I am very proud of. He must meet these guidelines in order cally approach trade with a 19th cen- Unfortunately, many of our friends to get it passed through Congress. tury dogma, that trade between any on the other side of the aisle would not This TPA also requires that the ad- two nations will naturally be bene- stand with their President and voted to ministration consults with Congress ficial, simply matching the compara- sacrifice a program that they support— during the negotiations: Give us access tive economic advantages of each. But a program that they asked for—in to all of the text, provide timely brief- that has not worked out when, in this order to block our path. It was dis- ings on demand, allow Members to at- era, one nation manipulates its cur- appointing, but we are not going to be tend the negotiating rounds as accred- rency as it trades with the other, when discouraged. That is why we are back ited advisers if they want to. If we are nations suppress worker rights to keep here today. here in session, we can send our people. their wages low, or degrade their envi- Enacting trade promotion authority That is what the Zinke amendment ac- ronment to help them compete, or is critical for our economy and our na- complishes. when nations heavily subsidize their tional security, and so we are going to Finally, perhaps most importantly, markets or they keep their markets get it done here today. Why do we need Mr. Speaker, TPA ensures that the closed while their competitor keeps TPA? Well, Mr. Speaker, it is pretty American people can read any trade them very open in vital areas, whether agreement, every trade agreement long easy, an easy question to answer—be- industrial or agricultural. cause we need more trade. Ninety-five before anyone is asked to vote on it— So let us write the rules, but Con- percent of the world’s consumers don’t 60 days. An agreement must be made gress must be sure they are right. We live in America. They live in other public and posted online for 60 days be- must make sure that the beneficiaries countries. If we want to make more fore it can even be sent to Congress. are the many in our Nation, not just things here and sell them there, then This turns fast track into slow track. the few. Mr. Speaker, it is transparency, it is we need to tear down those trade bar- As often stated in this debate, trade effective oversight, and it is account- riers that make American goods and does, indeed, create winners and losers. ability because if the President doesn’t services more expensive. As one who has worked hard to help meet these requirements or doesn’t fol- We know that trade is good for our put together expanded trade agree- low the negotiating objectives, we can economy. One in five jobs in America is ments, I know that in a globalizing turn TPA off for that agreement. We already tied to trade, and they pay on world economy, failure to write the can cancel the vote, we can amend the average 18 percent more. We also need rules effectively is one of the reasons agreement, or we can stop it entirely. more trade to bolster our foreign pol- there have been too many losers. Mil- So it is ultimately, we, Congress, we icy and our national security. Stronger lions of jobs lost, with middle class always have the final say. No agree- economic ties lead to stronger security wages stagnant for decades, while the ment takes effect, no laws are changed ties. More market share means more unless we vote to allow it. relative few have done so well. influence. That is why so many na- This process, TPA, creates a pact be- Congress should not give what would tional security voices, former military tween Congress and the administration be essentially a blank check to USTR leaders, former Secretaries of Defense, that allows our trading partners to on key outstanding issues in the TPP former Secretaries of State have all know that we speak with one voice. It negotiations. With this TPA, you are called on Congress to pass TPA. They allows them to make their best efforts, saying ‘‘fine’’ to no meaningful cur- understand what is at stake here, Mr. knowing that as long as the adminis- rency provision. You are saying ‘‘fine’’ Speaker. tration follows TPA, Congress won’t to giving private investors in growing What is at stake here is no less than try to rewrite an agreement later. In numbers the ability to choose an un- America’s credibility because the rules other words, it gives America credi- regulated arbitration panel instead of a of the global economy are being writ- bility, Mr. Speaker. And, boy, do we well-established judicial system in ten right now. The question is: Who is need credibility right now. order to overturn local or national going to write those rules? Will it be Make no mistake, all of my col- health or environmental regulations. the United States and our allies or will leagues, make no mistake: the world is With this TPA, you cannot be con- it be other nations that don’t share our watching us; they are watching this fident Vietnam and Mexico will adhere values or don’t share our commitment vote. The foreign policy failures of the to meaningful labor standards. With to free enterprise and the rule of law? last few years, not to mention the this TPA, you can’t be confident that Our friends in Asia and Europe are stunt pulled here last week, have cap- Japan will open its market at long last getting ready to place their bets. They itals all around the world wondering if to our cars or agricultural products. want to sign up for American-style free America still has it. Are we still the With this TPA, you can’t be confident enterprise, but they need to know that leader? Are we still the Republic that that there will be access to lifesaving the United States is going to stand other countries aspire to be? They medicines. strong as a reliable ally, as a reliable want to know that we are still willing Despite a bombardment of rhetoric, trading partner before they do that. to engage, still willing to lead, that we instead of the approach that we laid That is what TPA is all about. are still a nation that is out front. Or out in the substitute that we have not So how does it work? We have heard are we in retreat and decline? even been allowed to consider in the all kinds of crazy misinformation We are here today to answer that committee or in this House, the reality spread by the opponents of trade. I question again. America does not re- is that this TPA will not put Congress mean, crazy stuff, really. Let me, one treat; America leads. That is why I in the driver’s seat, but the backseat, more time, explain what TPA is and urge my colleagues to vote ‘‘yes’’ for for TPP and for 6 years in important what TPA is not. TPA is a process; it is TPA. negotiations with Europe in TTIP and not an agreement. It is a process that I reserve the balance of my time. who knows what else. Congress has a gives us the best shot at getting a good Mr. LEVIN. I yield myself such time responsibility to get trade negotiations trade agreement. It is a process, dating as I may consume. on the right track, not the fast track. back decades, that Congress has used Mr. Speaker, it is said that we should Vote ‘‘no.’’ to insert itself into trade negotiations write the rules, not China. But make I reserve the balance of my time.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:29 Jun 19, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K18JN7.029 H18JNPT1 smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H4520 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 18, 2015 Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, these deals? What if we want to know opportunity to also pass Trade Adjust- I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from where the products that are going to be ment Assistance so that the training Texas (Mr. BRADY), a senior member of bought and sold in our stores come programs and education for the work- the House Committee on Ways and from? Shouldn’t we have the right, if ers who need it will be in place. Means. we want, to know the country of origin Out of consideration for some of our Mr. BRADY of Texas. I thank Chair- of a particular product? colleagues who are trying to get home man RYAN for his leadership. I have heard about tainted milk com- to their communities today after last Mr. Speaker, free trade is economic ing from places around the world. We night’s terrible shootings, I end by en- freedom. It is the freedom to buy and have heard about toys that have dan- couraging my colleagues to support sell and compete around the world with gerous chemicals in them that our kids this legislation. It is time for America as little government interference as play with. Don’t we want to know to move on. possible. It is really one of the great where these products are coming from? Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 economic rights of every American. That is all we are saying, just to know minutes to the gentleman from New Given the choice between more eco- where they are coming from, not that Jersey (Mr. PASCRELL), a member of nomic freedom or less, we should al- we are going to degrade the place our committee. ways choose more. We know if America where they come from; we just want to Mr. PASCRELL. Mr. Speaker, if at doesn’t lead in free and fair trade, we know if it is made in the USA or made first you don’t succeed, try, try again. will grow weaker and our foreign com- somewhere else. That seems to be the approach on petitors will grow stronger, and our The SPEAKER pro tempore. The trade. factories and farmers and manufactur- time of the gentleman has expired. Despite the fact that TPA passed the ers will be priced out and shut down. Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield the House last week by only eight votes, at Texas is made for trade. America is gentleman an additional 1 minute. no point did the lightbulb go off for the made for trade. It is time, through ex- Mr. BECERRA. Under this TPA, we leadership that perhaps they could panded trade, to preserve these eco- can’t ask those questions. We won’t be work with the majority of the Demo- nomic principles that have helped us able to find out where a product is cratic Caucus to find agreement on thrive and grow over the century. That made because someone else—a tri- how to move forward. I don’t know why is why Congress flexing its constitu- bunal, not an American court—will de- that didn’t occur to you. Instead of co- tional muscles and setting clear rules cide whether we can label a product as operation, they have opted to use pro- for future American trade is not just a made in the USA or not. cedural tricks to pass the TPA. good thing for America; it is a great Right now, these international tribu- The leadership has chosen to take a thing. nals that have no American jurists or bipartisan bill passed by both Cham- Mr. LEVIN. I yield 2 minutes to the judges sitting on them get to decide for bers of Congress that would aid our law gentleman from California (Mr. us if Americans should have the right enforcement officers and public safety BECERRA), the chairman of our caucus to know where a product is coming workers and inject the unrelated, con- and a member of our committee. from that they are buying from a store troversial trade debate into it. I can Mr. BECERRA. I thank the gen- in their neighborhood. speak firsthand because I am one of the tleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, this trade promotion How does that lead to making sure sponsors of the bill. authority legislation, as we have trade is free and fair if we can’t even This bill, the Defending Public Safe- heard, is all about writing the rules, put a label on a product coming from ty Employees’ Retirement Act, I have writing the rules on trade. It is about some other country that has in the worked on with my friend Congressman who will lead or who will retreat on as- past sent us tainted products? REICHERT, on behalf of the men and sisting on free and fair trade. We can do much better. We have over women who serve the public in phys- This TPA legislation sets forward the two or three decades of experience in ically demanding work each and every instructions on how we will write the writing trade deals. We know what day. rules in any trade agreement. Okay. So works; we know what doesn’t. The It would ensure that they could ac- who is going to lead in writing the thing we know most is that enforce- cess their full retirement benefits at rules? On currency manipulation, ment is the most difficult aspect of the time they retire without incurring where countries, not just the compa- trade because most companies in far- a tax penalty. It is a good bill. I am not nies, but the countries themselves that away places don’t follow American law only one of the sponsors, I vote for it. want to trade with us are cheating by and American rules and they cheat and Today, this bill to provide tax fair- manipulating their currency to make they think they think can get away ness for our law enforcement officers the value of their goods look less ex- with it. has been twisted and diminished to a pensive than American products in the We can do much better. Let’s get a convenient vehicle to ram through fast same area, when those countries are better trade deal that is free and fair. track for a deeply flawed trade bill. This is not the same bill that we cheating, what are we going to say This TPA doesn’t give us that. It voted on Friday. Please read this bill. should be the rules when it comes to doesn’t give us the right rules. Reject It is not. I urge a ‘‘no’’ vote. currency manipulation? this TPA legislation. Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, In fact, Harold Schaitberger, presi- b 1130 I reserve the balance of my time. dent of the International Association Under this TPA, we can’t say any- Mr. LEVIN. It is now my privilege to of Fire Fighters, has written a letter thing because we are prohibited from yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from urging Members to oppose attaching including anything in a trade agree- Wisconsin (Mr. KIND), another distin- TPA to this bill. ment that will deal with currency ma- guished member of our committee. The Trans-Pacific Partnership would nipulation. Mr. KIND. I thank my friend for establish the biggest trade agreement You then have to ask a second ques- yielding. we have seen in years, encompassing 40 tion. You are telling me that countries Mr. Speaker, last week, in a bipar- percent of the world’s economy. We that are going to sign these deals are tisan majority, this House granted this need to take our time and do it right. going to be allowed to cheat when it administration trade promotion au- In its current form, TPP is woefully in- comes to how they manipulate their thority so that it can begin to elevate adequate and fails to ensure a fair deal currency so their products will look standards and level the playing field for American workers. cheaper than ours? We are supposed to for our workers, our farmers, and our Issues such as prohibiting currency depend on those same countries that businesses so we can effectively com- manipulation and ensuring food safety are cheating to now enforce the rules pete in one of the fastest growing re- have been neglected in TPP. As an ex- in these agreements against companies gions of the global economy. ample, only 1 percent of imported fish in those countries that are cheating? It is time for us to move forward. I into this country—seafood—is in- What kind of instruction is that? feel confident that, with the assurances spected. I hope the next time you go What about when it comes to letting that we received from the Republican into the restaurant, you ask the pro- people in America know what is in leadership, this body will have another prietor: Has this fish been inspected?

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This country got ufacturing plants close and they have Washington, DC, June 17, 2015. shafted with our deal with Korea on seen their jobs shipped overseas? Every Hon. MITCH MCCONNELL, country of origin automobiles. You trade deal has done it. United States Senate, don’t really see any more cars trav- Let’s look at the China deal. As a re- Washington, DC. eling through Korea—or certainly sult of the China deal, 2 million manu- Hon. HARRY REID, China—that are made in the United United States Senate, facturing jobs have been shipped from Washington, DC. States of America. We are taking a America over to China. backseat. Look at NAFTA. Yes, it created jobs; DEAR MAJORITY LEADER MCCONNELL AND MINORITY LEADER REID: We write to urge you Instead of protecting the interests of but where did they create jobs? They to expeditiously pass H.R. 1295, the Trade American U.S. workers—not protec- are in Mexico. Where did the manufac- Preferences Extension Act of 2015, without tionism, we are not advocating that— turing plants go? They went to Mexico. attaching unrelated amendments. If passed, this trade bill gives protections and That is why the American people are the bill would go to the President and reau- sweetheart deals to multinational cor- ringing everybody’s office and urging thorize the African Growth and Opportunity porations, pure and simple. The Amer- them: Please let us not lose any more Act (AGOA) until the end of FY 2025. ican people look at every poll—from jobs. AGOA is too important to be used as a bar- the left, from the right, from north, Those of you who are concerned gaining chip to pass unrelated trade legisla- south, east, west—and do not accept about income equality, the reason we tion. As you know, AGOA is not controver- this deal, and we shouldn’t either. have that as a burning issue in the sial and passed out of the House of Rep- Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 heart and soul, particularly of middle resentatives with almost 400 votes. AGOA is a trade preference program that is usually minutes to the gentleman from Illinois class America, is because we are seeing noncontroversial, and thus voice voted. It is (Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS), another member the middle class vanish. the centerpiece of relations between the of our committee. These are the jobs. These manufac- United States and sub-Saharan Africa. Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. turing jobs, ladies and gentlemen, are Though a small percentage of overall trade Speaker, I was thinking what a dif- not where the big corporate presidents by the United States, AGOA has helped en- ference a week does not make. The vast make millions of dollars. Yes, they are hance trade, investment, job creation, and majority of the people in my congres- going to make plenty of millions of democratic institutions throughout Africa. sional district were opposed to fast dollars; but these jobs go into the mid- In its current form, AGOA expires Sep- track last week, and they are even dle section of our economic stream and tember 30, 2015. It is imperative that the more opposed to fast track this week. the lower income. Senate move H.R. 1295 along to reauthorize We have seen fast track before. We Look at Akron, Ohio; look at At- the program soon. Delays will not only nega- tively affect global supply chains, but also have seen the jobs leave our commu- lanta, Georgia; look at Chicago; look adversely affect the livelihoods of individ- nity, our district, our State, and our at Detroit. They were once vibrant cit- uals whose jobs come from AGOA. Nation fast enough. They don’t need ies. The backbone of America is manu- The House has already passed H.R. 1295 to our help. They don’t need anybody facturing, and we are shipping it out to reauthorize AGOA. We urge the Senate to else’s help. We need to create jobs here the world. follow suit without delay and send the bill to in America, not have them flee. You know what else we are shipping President Obama’s desk. I agree with my colleagues who have out there? We are shipping these jobs— Sincerely, said vote ‘‘no.’’ I agree with the people not only that, the profits of these com- GK BUTTERFIELD, of my congressional district, and I panies. Last year, $2 trillion of profits Member of Congress, shall vote ‘‘no.’’ were held in these overseas accounts, KAREN BASS, Member of Congress, Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 away from our taxing structure. BARBARA LEE, minute to the gentleman from Texas Can’t you see America is getting Member of Congress, (Mr. CUELLAR). weaker because of these trade policies? KEITH ELLISON, Mr. CUELLAR. I thank the gen- I urge you to vote ‘‘no’’ and stand up Member of Congress. tleman for yielding. for the American people for a change. I support TPA to give the President Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 Ms. LEE. AGOA is a growth and the authority to negotiate this agree- minute to the gentlewoman from Cali- trade act. That is a trade preference program that has helped enhance trade ment. It is very simple. A lot of those fornia (Ms. LEE). countries are already able to send their Ms. LEE. Mr. Speaker, first, I thank investment and job creation to demo- goods into our country duty free. What the ranking member for yielding and, cratic institutions throughout Africa. we want to do is allow our exporting once again, for his tremendous leader- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The companies to be able to export to those ship. time of the gentlewoman has expired. countries duty free, also, so we can I rise in strong opposition to this bill Mr. LEVIN. I yield the gentlewoman send our goods over there. and to once again say ‘‘no’’ to fast an additional 1 minute. Look at what has happened in Texas. track. This legislation cynically uses a Ms. LEE. In no way should that be Texas exported more than $289 billion bill that would exempt retired Federal used as a bargaining chip on this bill. last year, up 146 percent from 2004. police officers and firefighters from It is outrageous. Members should not Let’s look at the number of companies paying a penalty on withdrawals from have to choose between programs that that export. They are not the big com- their retirement accounts if they retire they support, like TAA and AGOA, and panies. Ninety-three percent of those after the age of 50. What does that have then supporting fast track. 40,737 exporting companies were small- to do with fast track? Absolutely noth- and medium-sized businesses. ing—this is just plain wrong. These procedural gimmicks are out- Again, Members, I ask you to please What is more, we know now that the rageous, and they are fundamentally support TPA. It is good for Texas; it is Senate is considering attaching the dishonest. If Members fall for this ma- good for the United States, and it is a Trade Adjustment Assistance, or TAA, neuver, we not only risk imperiling the no-brainer to allow us to export to to the recently passed African Growth TAA, a program that many of our con- those countries. and Accountability Act, better known stituents rely on, but also AGOA. Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 as AGOA, as a means to get this flawed We have got to vote ‘‘no’’ on this bill, minutes to the gentleman from Geor- trade package passed. ‘‘no’’ to attaching TAA to AGOA. Let’s gia (Mr. DAVID SCOTT). That is why yesterday, my colleagues get back to the drawing board and Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia. Mr. Congressional Black Caucus Chair Con- come up with a real fair, free, and Speaker, the people of this great Na- gressman BUTTERFIELD, Congress- transparent trade bill.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:29 Jun 19, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K18JN7.032 H18JNPT1 smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H4522 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 18, 2015 b 1145 about what has happened since out having to admit a single American Mr. LEVIN. I yield 2 minutes to the NAFTA. export. gentleman from California (Mr. SHER- Now, ‘‘since NAFTA’’ usually sounds As for Vietnam, our workers are MAN), ranking member on the Sub- like, well, since the early 1990s. What going to have to compete against 56- committee on Asia and the Pacific. they mean is excluding NAFTA. Ex- cent-an-hour labor. Mr. SHERMAN. Mr. Speaker, if you cluding NAFTA when we review free The SPEAKER pro tempore. The vote for this bill, you get fast track trade agreements is like excluding time of the gentleman has expired. without Trade Adjustment Assistance. LeBron James when you evaluate the Mr. LEVIN. I yield an additional 30 There is no assurance Trade Adjust- Cavaliers. seconds. ment Assistance will come to this floor This bill is catastrophic for our na- Mr. SHERMAN. We are told that we or that it will come to this floor in a tional security. It hollows out our will get free access to the Vietnamese form that either Republicans or Demo- manufacturing base, and it is the markets. Vietnam doesn’t have free- crats will support. greatest gift to China that we could dom. Vietnam doesn’t have markets. The supporters of this deal can’t possibly make because it enshrines the They are not going to buy our exports make their case without repeating de- sacrosanct nature of currency manipu- any more than their Communist Party monstrably false statistics. The fact is lation. It says, in the future, countries decides to do so. we won a $177 billion trade deficit in can manipulate their currency all they The chairman points out that with goods with the countries with which we want and there will be no accounting trade comes influence. That is right. have free trade agreements. The $75 bil- for it. There will be Nike lobbyists here, fi- lion surplus in services brings the net In addition, the rules of origin provi- nanced by this bill and its effects, lob- to over a $100 billion deficit. sions allow goods that are admitted to bying against going after Vietnam for How have so many Members been be 50 or 60 percent made in China—that its oppression of religion and its op- misled by charlatan lobbyists into are actually 70 or 80 percent made in pression of unions. So they will have coming to this floor and giving false China—to get fast-tracked into the influence here in Washington. They statistics? They are given this slippery United States. So China gets 80 percent will continue not to have freedom, and phrase: Go down to the floor and talk of the benefit of this agreement with- we will continue to lose jobs. THE TRADE DEFICIT WITH FTA PARTNERS MERCHANDISE TRADE BALANCE WITH FTA COUNTRIES [In thousands of dollars]

U.S. Imports for Country U.S. Domestic Consumption 2014 Balance Exports 2014 2014

Australia ...... 24,460,776 10,846,176 13,614,600 Bahrain ...... 996,619 930,049 66,570 Canada ...... 262,930,650 345,304,263 ¥82,373,613 Chile ...... 15,311,892 9,501,206 5,810,686 Colombia ...... 18,313,501 17,162,947 1,150,554 Costa Rica ...... 6,289,716 9,493,622 ¥3,203,906 Dominican Rep ...... 7,218,421 4,462,740 2,755,681 El Salvador ...... 3,062,786 2,390,272 672,514 Guatemala ...... 5,653,385 4,140,518 1,512,867 Honduras ...... 5,686,432 4,511,855 1,174,577 Israel ...... 7,894,126 23,054,059 ¥15,159,933 Jordan ...... 1,971,195 1,354,296 616,899 Korea ...... 42,010,900 68,602,393 ¥26,591,493 Mexico ...... 192,706,833 292,481,624 ¥99,774,791 Morocco ...... 2,044,141 1,010,429 1,033,712 Nicaragua ...... 905,977 3,079,467 ¥2,173,490 Oman ...... 1,911,822 974,788 937,034 Panama ...... 9,737,362 386,123 9,351,239 Peru ...... 8,891,414 6,029,607 2,861,807 Singapore ...... 26,468,896 16,259,527 10,209,369 Total ...... 644,466,844 821,975,961 ¥177,509,117

SERVICES TRADE BALANCE WITH FTA COUNTRIES countries,’’ whether those goods were made report touting FTAs. We assume growth of According to the Department of Commerce or altered by U.S. workers in the United about $5 billion in the positive services bal- Bureau of Economic Analysis, we ran a sur- States or not—it includes goods that were ance for 2014. See the Chamber report for plus in services of $75 billion with FTA Coun- simply transiting the United States without these services data at https:// alteration. Counting these ‘‘Re-Exports’’ tries as of 2013, the last year for which we www.uschamber.com/sites/default/files/ have data on our services trade broken down that are included in the ‘‘Total Exports’’ openldoorltradelreport.pdf. for the FTA countries as a group. Assuming measurement will give a distorted bilateral normal growth for 2014, our surplus in serv- trade balance for given countries because it Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. How much ices is roughly $77 billion. drastically over-counts exports. For similar Therefore, our TOTAL TRADE BALANCE reasons and in order to give an accurate, ap- time remains for both sides? with FTA partner countries is just over $100 ples to apples comparison, on the import side The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- billion. We run a significant deficit with we use ‘‘Imports for Consumption’’ which in- tleman from Wisconsin has 221⁄2 min- FTA Countries. cludes only imports that are not re-exported. Explanation: There are different methods Using the alternative ITC measurement for utes remaining. The gentleman from for measuring the trade balance of the imports, ‘‘Total Imports,’’ would overstate Michigan has 101⁄2 minutes remaining. United States. The table above uses the most imports by counting those goods coming into Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. We are the accurate data for measuring the value of the United States that are going to be re-ex- only two speakers left on our side. Be- goods (merchandise) actually ‘‘Made in the ported. See http://www.usitc.gov/publica- USA’’ and exported from the United States tions/332/tradestatsnote.pdf for more on cause of deference to our Members to the various countries listed. The source these terms and what the measurements rep- from South Carolina who are trying to for our goods data is the International Trade resent. get home to this tragedy, I yield 2 min- Services data. Ideally our nation’s trade Commission (ITC) dataweb, available at utes to the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. http://dataweb.usitc.gov. ITC measures ex- balance figures would provide the trade bal- ports in two different ways (‘‘Total Exports’’ ance for both goods and services. However, TIBERI), and then I am just going to and ‘‘Domestic Exports’’). services are more difficult for government hold to close just for our South Caro- We use ‘‘Domestic Exports.’’ According to agencies to track, and the agencies therefore lina Members. the ITC, ‘‘Domestic Exports measures goods do not break the trade data down consist- that are grown, produced and manufactured ently for every partner country, every year. Mr. TIBERI. Mr. Speaker, read the in the United States, or goods of foreign ori- Also, the agencies cannot compile services bill. I have got it right here. The only gin that have been changed in the United data as quickly as merchandise data. We use thing different is the number at the top States.’’ FTA proponents like to use an al- a 2013 services balance figure for FTA coun- ternative measurement, ‘‘Total Exports,’’ tries in the aggregate that the Commerce has changed. The content is the same. which ‘‘measures the total movement of Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis goods out of the United States to foreign provided to the Chamber of Commerce for a

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:02 Jun 19, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K18JN7.039 H18JNPT1 smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE June 18, 2015 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4523 TPA is not a trade deal. It is a proc- Mr. LEVIN. I yield 1 minute to the to this measure. And all of us here in ess that holds this President account- gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Congress have to concede we know less able. It sets in motion Congress insert- VELA´ ZQUEZ), who is the ranking mem- about what is in this trade bill than ing itself. ber on the Committee on Small Busi- the Vietnamese Politburo, than the By the way, NAFTA, I mean, I just ness. Malaysian Government that has coun- continue to get blown away by the mis- Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ. Mr. Speaker, once tenanced sex trafficking. information. No wonder the American again, we are being asked to vote for We need an open, fair process to ad- people get confused. an agreement that will cost jobs, un- vance real trade opportunities for all I take this personally. As the gen- dermine environmental protections, families. Reject this fast track. tleman from New Jersey knows, my and erode workers’ rights, all in the Mr. LEVIN. We had one additional dad lost his job way before NAFTA. We name of so-called free trade. speaker. I don’t see her, so I yield my- have a trade surplus in manufacturing This agreement is being negotiated self the balance of my time to close. with NAFTA. We have a trade surplus in the dark, behind closed doors. That I started off by saying it is said we in services with NAFTA. We have a secretive process may benefit large, should write the rules, not China. That trade surplus in agriculture, food, and multinational companies and their lob- is true. We have been striving to try to beverages with NAFTA. In fact, we byists, but it does not help small man- help write the rules. We did so for have a trade surplus with NAFTA, if ufacturers in Brooklyn. It does nothing years. you take out oil and energy products. for New Yorkers struggling to raise a We introduced a substitute bill that We have a trade surplus in manufac- family while keeping their jobs from outlined where we were coming from turing with NAFTA. I do get fired up being exported. and where we thought these negotia- about this. When there is a bad process, we end tions should go. That wasn’t even given Mr. Speaker, 95 percent of the world’s up with a bad deal for American work- time for discussion. population is outside the United ers, and we have seen this in the past. So here is what we are left with. States. A multinational corporation New York lost 374,000 manufacturing When you vote for TPA under these can move anywhere it wants to, a For- jobs since NAFTA and the World Trade circumstances, essentially what we are tune 500 company can move anywhere Organization agreements. saying to this administration, it is es- it wants to, and they do. This vote, Mr. Speaker, comes down sentially a blank check. They may Lake Shore, in my district, a family- to a simple question: Are you going to talk. They may let us see some of the owned business, they cannot. This is side with Wall Street, large corpora- documents, but often in ways we can’t about breaking down barriers for Lake tions, and their lobbyists, or will you discuss them publicly. Shore, for Screen Machine, because stand with working families in your This is likely to add up to a TPP that they can’t move a plant overseas, and district? I will take the latter. will be even more controversial than they are at a competitive disadvan- Vote ‘‘no.’’ this TPA. For that reason, I strongly tage. A large corporation can move. Mr. LEVIN. I yield 2 minutes to the urge that, as was said earlier, we slow They can’t. gentleman from Texas (Mr. DOGGETT). down this process in order to try to Ladies and gentlemen, this is about Mr. DOGGETT. Mr. Speaker, in find a route to a TPP that would have jobs. This is about the American work- Washington we never seem to lack for broad bipartisan support. That has al- er. This is about the fact that we have self-certified smart people. They are ways been my aim, rather than this the ability today to complete anywhere the folks who know what is best for kind of vote with a few handfuls of in the world if those trade barriers are you and your family. Democratic votes making this far, far, broken down. far from a bipartisan vote. We have to break them down, Mr. While they, today, are insisting on railroading through this fast-track I yield back the balance of my time. Speaker. One out of every five jobs is Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, trade-related. They are good jobs. trade deal—and they say it is so sweet for working families—is it so unreason- I yield myself the balance of my time. Vote ‘‘yes’’ on TPA. Vote ‘‘yes’’ for For those who are coming on the able to ask: What do the workers think the American worker. floor protesting this particular process about this bill? Mr. LEVIN. I yield 1 minute to the from the minority, it is the stunt While the environmental provisions gentlewoman from California (Ms. pulled last week that brought about have been secreted away from the pub- BASS). this process. lic, we do know that USTR does not be- Ms. BASS. Mr. Speaker, last week I We have talked a lot about what TPA lieve in environmental law enforce- spoke in favor of H.R. 1891, the AGOA is. It is a process, not a trade agree- ment. Is it unreasonable to stop and Extension and Enhancement Act of ment. 2015. In the middle of tremendous con- ask: What do those who advocate for I want every Member in this body to troversy and tension over TPA, it was clean water and clean air and conserva- think about what this vote represents. encouraging to have legislation that tion of our resources think about this It is one that will speak loudly about wasn’t controversial, in fact, had over- trade deal? our political system: Can it still work? whelming support with 397 votes. The I believe they support fair trade. It is a vote about what kind of Con- bill was sent to the Senate, and we They recognize that it raises all boats, gress we want to be: Will we empower were hopeful that H.R. 1891 would have but unfair trade sinks too many of ourselves in trade agreements or just already made it to the President’s them. They are capsized by competing let the administration do whatever it desk. with those who pay an average min- wants? Unfortunately, the bill is a victim of imum wage of 60 cents an hour and It is a vote about what kind of coun- its own success. So many rumors are whose only worker organization is the try we want to have: Are we still com- floating around that because AGOA is Communist Party in Vietnam. mitted to leading? Are we still the popular, supported by both Democrats, I believe our workers deserve respect. symbol of freedom in free enterprise? Republicans, Senators, and House This bill asks American businesses to Mr. Speaker, this is a vote for ac- Members, that now Senators are con- go out and compete with countries that countability and for transparency. This sidering adding more controversial mistreat their workers, that pollute is a vote for a stronger economy and bills into AGOA. their air and water and destroy their higher wages. This is a vote for our We are hearing TAA might be added. natural resources, and that deflate or system of free enterprise. This is a vote The press is even reporting consider- adjust their currency, manipulating it for American leadership. This is a vote ation is being given to using AGOA as in ways that are unfair. to declare that America still has it. a vehicle to extend the Ex-Im Bank. We Railroading this bill through today This is a vote to reestablish America’s hear the thinking is, if TAA failed in will deny any opportunity, which we credibility. the House last week, if it is added in to have struggled so long for so many The world is watching. Vote ‘‘yes.’’ AGOA, we will all vote for it. months to try to achieve to make this I yield back the balance of my time. AGOA can and should and stand on a better right-track bill. The fast- Ms. BONAMICI. Mr. Speaker, I rise in sup- its own. The Senate should pass AGOA trackers have rejected every construc- port of H.R. 2146, the Trade Priorities and Ac- and send it to the President. tive improvement that we have offered countability Act of 2015. For the past several

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Trade The vote was taken by electronic de- pendent jobs and industries. We export a Adjustment Assistance (TAA) is an important vice, and there were—ayes 218, noes 208, broad array of products—from computer chips program to help workers transition into new not voting 8, as follows: to potato chips. Last year in Oregon, nearly fields by investing in skills and worker retain- [Roll No. 374] 6,000 Oregon companies exported more than ing. Without a reauthorization, TAA will expire AYES—218 $20 billion in products. Expanding the over- at the end of September 2015. I voted in favor Abraham Grothman Polis seas markets for U.S. goods will help busi- of TAA last week, but unfortunately it did not Allen Guinta Pompeo nesses expand in this country. Trade agree- pass. But let me be very clear, I voted for the Amodei Guthrie Price, Tom ments done right make it easier to sell Amer- TPA again today because the Speaker, the Ashford Hanna Quigley Babin Hardy Ratcliffe ican-made goods and they level the playing Senate Majority Leader, and the President Barletta Harper Reed field by reducing tariffs that currently make it have committed that Trade Adjustment Assist- Barr Hartzler Reichert difficult for Oregonians to compete in many of ance and customs enforcement legislation will Barton Heck (NV) Renacci Benishek Hensarling Ribble the world’s markets. also move forward without delay. Bera Herrera Beutler This legislation is not the trade agreement I was deeply concerned that an early Rice (NY) Beyer Hice, Jody B. Rice (SC) itself, but rather a bill through which Congress version of TAA legislation included cuts to Bilirakis Hill Rigell establishes requirements for the negotiation of Medicare. Seniors serve our country, con- Bishop (MI) Himes Roby trade agreements and the procedure for Con- tribute to our economy, raise families, and Bishop (UT) Hinojosa Roe (TN) Black Holding Rogers (AL) gress to use when voting on whether to ap- strengthen communities across the nation. I Blackburn Hudson Rogers (KY) Blum Huelskamp prove the agreement when it is final. urged House leadership to eliminate this provi- Rokita Blumenauer Huizenga (MI) The Trade Priorities and Accountability Act sion. The bill I voted for did not cut Medicare Rooney (FL) Boehner Hultgren Ros-Lehtinen earned my vote because it requires the Presi- and I will continue to work with my colleagues Bonamici Hurd (TX) Roskam dent to negotiate a trade agreement that in- to ensure seniors are not singled out to pay Bost Hurt (VA) Boustany Issa Ross cludes strong and enforceable labor and envi- for this program. Rouzer ronmental standards, fosters innovation, would This trade package, however, is far from Brady (TX) Jenkins (KS) Brooks (IN) Johnson (OH) Royce help expand exports, provides transparency perfect, and as we move forward I will con- Buchanan Johnson, E. B. Ryan (WI) for the American people, and guarantees a tinue to work to pass TAA and improve the Bucshon Johnson, Sam Salmon meaningful role for Congress in trade negotia- trade agreement. I am very disappointed that Calvert Kelly (PA) Sanford Carter (GA) Kilmer Scalise tions. partisan language to tie the administration’s Carter (TX) Kind Schrader I strongly support the rights of workers and hands on climate change was inserted at the Chabot King (IA) Schweikert their ability to collectively bargain and work in last minute into the Trade Facilitation and Chaffetz King (NY) Scott, Austin a safe environment. I also oppose child labor Trade Enforcement Act, which passed the Coffman Kinzinger (IL) Sensenbrenner Cole Kline Sessions and forced labor. The Trade Priorities and Ac- House of Representatives last week without Comstock Knight Sewell (AL) countability Act raises the bar in these areas my support. I am also very concerned that two Conaway LaMalfa Shimkus and includes provisions that require trading very smart enforcement provisions offered by Connolly Lamborn Shuster Cooper Lance Simpson partners to comply with internationally-accept- my colleague from Oregon, Representative Costa Larsen (WA) Smith (MO) ed labor standards and face trade sanctions if EARL BLUMENAUER, were deleted. His ‘‘Green Costello (PA) Latta Smith (NE) they do not. For the first time it includes 301’’ and enforcement fund provisions were Cramer Long Smith (TX) human rights—one of the cornerstones of our very important to the overall effectiveness of Crawford Loudermilk Stefanik Crenshaw Love Stewart democratic values—as a negotiating objective. the customs bill, and I will encourage the con- Cuellar Lucas Stivers Oregon’s First Congressional District is known ferees to insist upon their inclusion in the bill Culberson Luetkemeyer Stutzman for its natural treasures—from the Pacific we ultimately send to the President’s desk for Curbelo (FL) Marchant Thompson (PA) Ocean to the Columbia River to the Clatsop signature. Davis (CA) Marino Thornberry Delaney McCarthy Tiberi State Forest—and it is imperative that they be We live in a changing and global economy. DelBene McCaul Tipton preserved for future generations. Deciding be- Markets, industries, and technologies evolve Denham McClintock Trott tween conserving our natural resources and and American businesses and workers need Dent McHenry Turner DeSantis McMorris Upton growing our economy is a false choice; we to be able to react and adapt to thrive. A 21st DesJarlais Rodgers Valadao Diaz-Balart McSally can and must do both. The Trade Priorities century trade agreement broadens our coun- Wagner Dold Meehan and Accountability Act ensures that our clean try’s reach and, done right, leads to more op- Walberg Duffy Meeks Walden air, land, and water will not be up for negotia- portunity, more growth, and more job creation. Ellmers (NC) Messer Walker tion. It also supports the principle of trade accord- Emmer (MN) Mica The bill also protects intellectual property to Farr Miller (FL) Walorski ing to fair rules, equally applied, as opposed Walters, Mimi safeguard innovation and fight piracy over- to all parties doing whatever they want on a Fincher Miller (MI) Fitzpatrick Moolenaar Wasserman seas, but with provisions to ensure that those playing field that is far from level. Fleischmann Mullin Schultz protections will not impede access to much- I am committed to policies that support a Flores Murphy (PA) Weber (TX) needed medicines for people in developing strong, long-term economy for hardworking Forbes Neugebauer Wenstrup Westerman countries. Oregonians and Americans. A trade agree- Fortenberry Newhouse Foxx Noem Whitfield The Trade Priorities and Accountability Act ment done right can help achieve this goal, Franks (AZ) Nunes Williams requires trade agreements to contain high and passing H.R. 2146 is an important step in Frelinghuysen O’Rourke Wilson (SC) standards and protections, and it also requires this process. Gibbs Olson Womack The SPEAKER pro tempore. All time Goodlatte Palazzo Woodall that the agreements include strong enforce- Gowdy Paulsen Yoder ment provisions to make clear that the stand- for debate has expired. Granger Peters Yoho ards and protections will be upheld and en- Pursuant to House Resolution 321, Graves (GA) Pittenger Young (IA) forced. the previous question is ordered. Graves (LA) Pitts Young (IN) It is important to my constituents that any The question is on the motion offered Graves (MO) Poe (TX) Zinke trade agreement be accessible and trans- by the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. NOES—208 parent to the public. The Trade Priorities and RYAN). Adams Boyle, Brendan Buck Accountability Act includes unprecedented ac- The question was taken; and the Aderholt F. Burgess Speaker pro tempore announced that Aguilar Brady (PA) Bustos cess to trade agreements; the entire final Amash Brat Butterfield agreement must be made available to the the ayes appeared to have it. Bass Bridenstine Capps public for a minimum of 60 days before the RECORDED VOTE Beatty Brooks (AL) Capuano President signs it. In addition, after the full text Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I demand a Becerra Brown (FL) Ca´ rdenas Bishop (GA) Brownley (CA) Carney of the trade agreement becomes public, there recorded vote.

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Webster (FL) Wittman Young (IN) Cicilline Jenkins (WV) Wenstrup Womack Zeldin Peterson The vote was taken by electronic de- Clark (MA) Johnson (GA) Pingree Westerman Woodall Zinke Clarke (NY) Jones vice, and there were—yeas 280, nays Pocan NAYS—140 Clawson (FL) Jordan Poliquin 140, not voting 13, as follows: Clay Joyce Posey Adams Gallego Neal Cleaver Kaptur [Roll No. 375] Price (NC) Bass Garamendi O’Rourke Cohen Katko Beatty Grayson Rangel YEAS—280 Pallone Collins (GA) Keating Becerra Green, Al Pascrell Richmond Abraham Gohmert Collins (NY) Kelly (IL) Mullin Beyer Grijalva Payne Rohrabacher Aderholt Goodlatte Mulvaney Conyers Kennedy Blumenauer Gutie´rrez Pelosi Rothfus Aguilar Gowdy Murphy (FL) Cook Kildee Bonamici Hahn Perlmutter Roybal-Allard Allen Graham Murphy (PA) Courtney Kirkpatrick Brady (PA) Hastings Pingree Ruiz Amash Granger Neugebauer Crowley Kuster Brown (FL) Heck (WA) Pocan Ruppersberger Amodei Graves (GA) Newhouse Cummings Labrador Butterfield Himes Polis Rush Ashford Graves (LA) Noem Davis, Danny Langevin Capps Hinojosa Price (NC) Russell Babin Graves (MO) Nolan DeFazio Larson (CT) Capuano Honda Quigley Ryan (OH) Barletta Green, Gene Norcross DeGette Lawrence Carney Hoyer Rangel Sa´ nchez, Linda Barr Griffith Nugent DeLauro Lee Carson (IN) Huffman Rice (NY) DeSaulnier Levin T. Barton Grothman Nunes Cartwright Israel Richmond Deutch Lewis Sanchez, Loretta Benishek Guinta Olson Castor (FL) Jackson Lee Roybal-Allard Dingell Lieu, Ted Sarbanes Bera Guthrie Palazzo Castro (TX) Jeffries Ruppersberger Doggett Lipinski Schakowsky Bilirakis Hanna Palmer Chu, Judy Johnson (GA) Rush Donovan LoBiondo Schiff Bishop (GA) Hardy Paulsen Cicilline Johnson, E. B. Ryan (OH) Doyle, Michael Loebsack Scott (VA) Bishop (MI) Harper Pearce Clarke (NY) Kaptur Sa´ nchez, Linda F. Lofgren Scott, David Bishop (UT) Harris Perry Clay Kelly (IL) T. Duckworth Lowenthal Serrano Black Hartzler Peters Cleaver Kennedy Sarbanes Duncan (SC) Lowey Sherman Blackburn Heck (NV) Peterson Cohen Kildee Blum Hensarling Schakowsky Duncan (TN) Lujan Grisham Sinema Pittenger Connolly Kind Bost Herrera Beutler Pitts Schiff Edwards (NM) Sires Conyers Langevin Boustany Hice, Jody B. Poliquin Schrader Ellison Luja´ n, Ben Ray Slaughter Cooper Larsen (WA) Boyle, Brendan Higgins Pompeo Scott (VA) Engel (NM) Smith (NJ) Costa Larson (CT) F. Hill Posey Serrano Eshoo Lummis Smith (WA) Courtney Lawrence Brady (TX) Holding Price, Tom Sherman Esty Lynch Speier Crowley Lee Brat Hudson Ratcliffe Sires Farenthold MacArthur Swalwell (CA) Cummings Levin Bridenstine Huelskamp Reed Slaughter Fattah Maloney, Takai Davis, Danny Lewis Brooks (AL) Huizenga (MI) Reichert Smith (WA) Fleming Carolyn Takano DeFazio Lofgren Brooks (IN) Hultgren Renacci Takai Foster Maloney, Sean Thompson (CA) DeGette Lowenthal Frankel (FL) Massie Brownley (CA) Hunter Ribble Takano Thompson (MS) DeLauro Lowey Fudge Matsui Buchanan Hurd (TX) Rice (SC) DeSaulnier Lujan Grisham Thompson (CA) Titus Gabbard McCollum Buck Hurt (VA) Rigell Deutch (NM) Thompson (MS) Tonko Gallego McDermott Bucshon Issa Roby Dingell Luja´ n, Ben Ray Tsongas Torres Garamendi McGovern Burgess Jenkins (KS) Roe (TN) Doggett (NM) Van Hollen Tsongas Garrett McKinley Bustos Jenkins (WV) Rogers (AL) Doyle, Michael Maloney, Veasey Van Hollen Gibson McNerney Calvert Johnson (OH) Rohrabacher F. Carolyn Vela Gohmert Meadows Vargas Ca´ rdenas Johnson, Sam Rokita Edwards Matsui Vela´ zquez Graham Meng Veasey Carter (GA) Jones Rooney (FL) Ellison McCollum Visclosky Grayson Mooney (WV) Vela Carter (TX) Jordan Ros-Lehtinen Engel McDermott Wasserman ´ Green, Al Moore Velazquez Chabot Joyce Roskam Eshoo McGovern Schultz Green, Gene Moulton Visclosky Chaffetz Katko Ross Esty Meeks Waters, Maxine Griffith Mulvaney Walz Clark (MA) Keating Rothfus Farr Meng Watson Coleman Grijalva Murphy (FL) Waters, Maxine Clawson (FL) Kelly (PA) Rouzer Foster Moore Welch Gutie´rrez Nadler Watson Coleman Coffman Kilmer Royce Frankel (FL) Nadler Wilson (FL) Hahn Napolitano Webster (FL) Cole King (NY) Ruiz Fudge Napolitano Yarmuth Harris Neal Welch Collins (GA) Kinzinger (IL) Russell Hastings Nolan Westmoreland Collins (NY) Kirkpatrick Ryan (WI) NOT VOTING—13 Heck (WA) Norcross Wilson (FL) Comstock Kline Salmon Byrne Gosar Messer Higgins Nugent Wittman Conaway Knight Sanchez, Loretta Clyburn Jolly Poe (TX) Cook Kuster Sanford Honda Pallone Yarmuth Davis, Rodney Kelly (MS) Rogers (KY) Hoyer Palmer Zeldin Costello (PA) Labrador Scalise Delaney King (IA) Cramer Lamborn Schweikert Fincher LaMalfa NOT VOTING—8 Crawford Lance Scott, Austin Byrne Gosar Payne Crenshaw Latta Scott, David b 1233 Cuellar Lieu, Ted Sensenbrenner Clyburn Jolly Young (AK) So the bill was passed. Davis, Rodney Kelly (MS) Culberson Lipinski Sessions Curbelo (FL) LoBiondo Sewell (AL) The result of the vote was announced b 1225 Davis (CA) Loebsack Shimkus as above recorded. DelBene Long Shuster A motion to reconsider was laid on So the motion to concur was agreed Denham Loudermilk Simpson the table. to. Dent Love Sinema DeSantis Lucas Smith (MO) Stated for: The result of the vote was announced DesJarlais Luetkemeyer Smith (NE) Mr. MESSER. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. as above recorded. Diaz-Balart Lummis Smith (NJ) 375 I was unavoidably detained and missed A motion to reconsider was laid on Dold Lynch Smith (TX) the recorded vote. Had I been present, I would the table. Donovan MacArthur Speier Duckworth Maloney, Sean Stefanik have voted ‘‘aye.’’ Stated against: Duffy Marchant Stewart Mr. LAMALFA. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. Duncan (SC) Marino Stivers 375 I was detained with constituents including 374 I would have voted ‘‘no’’ on passage. Had Duncan (TN) Massie Stutzman a World War II veteran and family visiting in Ellmers (NC) McCarthy Swalwell (CA) I been present, I would have voted ‘‘no.’’ Emmer (MN) McCaul Thompson (PA) the U.S. Capitol for the first time and missed Mr. YOHO. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 374 Farenthold McClintock Thornberry rollcall No. 375. Had I been present, I would I intended to vote ‘‘no.’’ Fattah McHenry Tiberi have voted ‘‘yes.’’ Fitzpatrick McKinley Tipton f Fleischmann McMorris Titus Mr. KING of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 375, had I been present, I would have PROTECT MEDICAL INNOVATION Fleming Rodgers Tonko Flores McNerney Torres voted ‘‘yes.’’ ACT OF 2015 Forbes McSally Trott Mr. DELANEY. Mr. Speaker, I was unable Fortenberry Meadows Turner The SPEAKER pro tempore. The un- Foxx Meehan Upton to cast my vote on rollcall No. 375. Had I been finished business is the vote on the pas- Franks (AZ) Mica Valadao present to vote on rollcall No. 375, I would sage of the bill (H.R. 160) to amend the Frelinghuysen Miller (FL) Vargas have voted ‘‘aye.’’ Gabbard Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal Miller (MI) Wagner PERSONAL EXPLANATION Garrett Moolenaar Walberg the excise tax on medical devices, on Gibbs Mooney (WV) Walden Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speak- which the yeas and nays were ordered. Gibson Moulton Walker er, on Thursday, June 18, 2015, I was absent

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As the majority LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM those who oppose it would have the op- has told me, it is not scheduled; I know (Mr. HOYER asked and was given portunity, as the Speaker indicated, it is not scheduled. I lament the fact permission to address the House for 1 for the House to work its will. that it is not scheduled. minute.) Can the gentleman tell me whether Representative CHRIS COLLINS of New Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I yield to there are any plans prior to June 30, York said: I can’t figure out for the life the gentleman from California (Mr. when the Export-Import Bank author- of me why my party, the Republican MCCARTHY) to inquire of the majority ization to give loans expires, are there Party, that stands for jobs, and in leader the schedule for the week to any plans to bring that legislation be- every conference meeting, it is jobs come. fore this House in a timely fashion so and the economy. Mr. MCCARTHY. I thank the gen- that the authorization would not ex- The chairman of the Ways and Means tleman for yielding. pire? Committee is on the floor; he talks Mr. Speaker, on Monday, no votes I yield to my friend. about jobs and the economy. are expected in the House. Mr. MCCARTHY. I thank the gen- Here I am, says CHRIS COLLINS, in the On Tuesday, the House will meet at tleman for yielding. majority of my own Conference, fight- noon for morning hour and 2 p.m. for The gentleman did say he knows my ing to defend the Export-Import Bank, legislative business. Votes will be post- stance on this issue; and, no, there is which is the best example of creating poned until 6:30 p.m. no action scheduled before the House. jobs in America. On Wednesday and Thursday, the Mr. HOYER. I apologize. Could the I regret that that is not being House will meet at 10 a.m. for morning gentleman repeat himself? brought to the floor. I won’t ask the hour and noon for legislative business. Mr. MCCARTHY. There is no action question again because he has already On Friday, the House will meet at 9 scheduled for this House, no. told me it is not scheduled, and appar- a.m. for legislative business. Last votes Mr. HOYER. Does the majority lead- ently, there is no intent to schedule. I of the week are expected no later than er intend to, therefore, have the au- regret that. 3 p.m. thority of the Export-Import Bank ex- Now, Mr. Leader, if I can ask you, we Mr. Speaker, the House will consider pire, notwithstanding the Speaker’s ob- passed now six appropriations bills. a number of suspensions next week, a servation and that it will cost thou- Yesterday, the Labor, HHS bill was complete list of which will be an- sands of jobs? marked up in subcommittee and the nounced by close of business tomorrow. I yield to my friend. Financial Services in full committee. In addition, the House will consider Mr. MCCARTHY. Again, I thank the Can the gentleman tell me whether it H.R. 2042, the Ratepayer Protection gentleman for yielding. is the intention, whether they are There is no action scheduled at this Act, sponsored by Representative ED scheduled right now or not, to bring all appropriate time. WHITFIELD. This bill is essential for 12 appropriations bills to the floor be- Mr. HOYER. I thank the gentleman fore—well, whenever—all 12 bills to the families all across the Nation. If we do for repeating his answer. I heard that not act, the electricity bills could sky- floor? answer, but my question to the gen- I yield to my friend. rocket as a result of EPA’s clean power tleman was: Is it his intention that the plan rule. Export-Import Bank expire and, there- b 1245 The House will also continue the an- fore, not bring legislation to the floor? Mr. MCCARTHY. I thank the gen- nual appropriations process with con- Mr. MCCARTHY. I thank the gen- tleman for yielding. sideration of fiscal year 2016 Interior tleman for yielding for the third time As the gentleman knows, this is the appropriation bill sponsored by Rep- with the same question. earliest we have ever started the appro- resentative KEN CALVERT. There is no pending action before priation process. The gentleman is cor- Mr. HOYER. I thank the gentleman this House for next week. rect that we are halfway through the 12 for his information. Mr. HOYER. I thank the gentleman bills, having passed 6 already, and we I note that the Export-Import Bank, for repeating for a third time his an- are bringing up Interior next week. It which, of course, expires on June 30, is swer to me. is our intention to do the work that we not among the scheduled pieces of leg- Mr. Speaker, I would simply observe, are responsible for in finishing the ap- islation. sadly, that the representation the propriation process. As the gentleman knows, Speaker House can work its will on an issue of Mr. HOYER. I thank the gentleman BOEHNER has been quoted as saying great importance to the United States for that. that, if we don’t pass the Export-Im- and to jobs in the United States will Let me ask him further as he knows port Bank, that there are thousands of not be brought to this floor, notwith- what is happening in the Senate and jobs on the line that would disappear standing the fact that 180 Democrats whether they can take those bills up: pretty quickly if the Ex-Im Bank were have signed a discharge petition and 60 Does the gentleman contemplate, as to disappear. He then again said, as the Republicans filed a bill to extend the the majority leader, or does he know Chamber closest to the people, ‘‘The Export-Import Bank. whether the Speaker contemplates any House works best when it is allowed to That is 240 votes, Mr. Speaker, as the effort to come to a bipartisan agree- work its will.’’ Speaker well can add himself. Two ment as was done when Mr. RYAN and The majority leader knows that I am hundred and forty votes is a majority Senator MURRAY met and came to grips absolutely convinced that the Export- of this House. They reflect in my view, with a resolution and a compromise on Import Bank is supported by a major- Mr. Speaker, the will of this House. what otherwise would be the sequester ity of Members of this House, but this It is extraordinarily regrettable that, 302(a) allocations on discretionary House has not been allowed to work its when the Speaker of the House says spending, which the chair of the com- will on the Export-Import Bank. that, if we don’t do something, thou- mittee, as you know, Chairman ROG- Predecessors of yours and a very dear sands of American jobs are going to be ERS, has called ill-conceived and unre- friend of mine, Senator BLUNT, said not lost—it is particularly regrettable, just alistic? too long ago that he believed that, if a after we had a vote on a bill that many Does the majority leader know bill were brought to the floor of the people believe is going to lose us jobs whether there is any plan to try to get House, it would have the votes. More and, therefore, they opposed. us from the gridlock, which we are ap- importantly, because he is now, of How sad it is that we don’t bring to parently in one more time on the ap- course, in the other body but is among the floor a bill which will, like 85 other propriations process, to a place as

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Although, it was not until December, there is any compromise being Mr. RYAN is on the floor, but I won’t and we had a stopgap measure in there. achieved so that we can give con- ask him to yield for a question as to Is there anything scheduled to discuss fidence to States, counties, municipali- whether or not the Ways and Means that or to pursue that compromise? ties, contractors, the business commu- Committee has come up with a way to I yield to my friend. nity that they will have a funding finance the highway bill. Mr. MCCARTHY. I thank the gen- stream to invest in building, repairing, I know he said that there is not going tleman for yielding. and maintaining our infrastructure in to be a gasoline tax, which, histori- As the gentleman knows, there is no this country? cally, Republican Presidents have been gridlock here. We have passed half of I yield to my friend. for. I am not suggesting this be it, but the appropriation bills already. We Mr. MCCARTHY. I thank the gen- maybe tax reform, as my friend has have started the process earlier than tleman for yielding. said publicly for that. ever before. As the gentleman knows, I will answer your question, but, I will repeat, Mr. Leader, there is no with just the bill before—very bipar- first, I just want to make sure I clarify Democrat who wants to shut down the tisan—more than 46 Democrats joined as to your earlier question. government. I hear what you said. I us in repealing the medical device tax. I am just reading here from Politico, know the quote. What they have said is I would probably tell the gentleman as you have been able to read other they are not going to shut it down indi- that his question really goes to the mi- statements. It says here that the Sen- rectly as you want to do. Now, you nority leader on the Senate side, ate Democrats are prepared to shut have done it directly. down the government. Leader REID HARRY REID. In reading some of his I do not mean you, personally, but statements, he wants to create a shut- outlined Senate Democrats’ obstruc- the only two times that I have served down, which I think would be wrong for tionist plan for the summer. in the Congress of the United States They have a title and a time for it, the American people. over the last 34 years when the govern- obstructionists for the summer, warn- I think the best way forward is for ment was shut down as a policy was in ing that, because of the Democrats’ the Democrats and the Republicans in 1995 under Newt Gingrich and in the plan to block appropriations bills, we the Senate to take up DOD appropria- last Congress. Those were the only are heading for another shutdown. tions and move that to the President’s times, and I have been here 34 years. Unfortunately, as I read in other ar- Has it happened inadvertently for a desk. ticles of this same time period, I be- Mr. HOYER. I thank my friend. couple of days? Yes, it has, because the lieve the incoming leader on the other There is no Democrat in this House, legislation was not agreed to or we side, too—Senator SCHUMER—said he in the Senate, or in the White House couldn’t get it to the President in time was actually working with the admin- who wants to shut down this govern- or things of that nature. istration on this. I do not think this is Let me say something because, on ment. As a matter of fact, we have not helpful. your side of the aisle, you love to say done that. It was done in ’95 and in For the history of why we are where this. You love to place sequestration at early ’96. It was done last year when we are, sequester was an idea from this the feet of President Obama’s. Now, my many in your party said ‘‘shut it administration. The President is the friend, the majority leader, Mr. Speak- down’’ if the President doesn’t change one who put that into the bill. We are er, has not been here as long as I have, his immigration policy. Any sugges- writing appropriation bills to the law. but sequestration originally started tion, Mr. Speaker, that Democrats That is what our rules are and what we certainly in Gramm-Rudman—or it want to shut down the government is are doing. We are getting our work may have even started before then— simply incorrect. done, and we are hopeful that this with Phil Gramm, a Republican from Now, what the minority leader has Democratic plan of obstructionists Texas, and Mr. Rudman, a Republican said in the Senate, I believe, is that, throughout the summer will not come from New Hampshire. That is when it until such time as sequester is changed true. started. Then we see all the time the that it is not useful to waste time on Now, you asked about the highway across-the-board cuts—the 1 percent, bills that will not become law as we bill. This is a very good question and is the 2 percent, the 3 percent. Now, we did, of course, many years during the one that I do want to work with you on have defeated them, but that is a part Ryan budgets, which were never imple- because we were working together on of sequestration. mented, and they were never imple- this, Republicans and Democrats, from More importantly, on 7/15/11, your mented in the House of Representa- our committee. side, in charge of the Congress, offered tives fully—not once. Why? It is be- Unfortunately, as the gentleman may a bill that you called Cut, Cap, and cause, as Mr. ROGERS said, they were know, a month or so ago, your side of Balance. Now, this was 5 days or 6 days ill-conceived and unrealistic. the aisle said they had to stop working before your allegation that Mr. Lew I just want to make it clear to the with us. Part of the reason we were went to the majority leader then, Mr. majority leader that I am prepared to given was that it fell into the obstruc- REID, and said maybe sequestration work with him and with others to get tionist plan for the summer, that it will help get this bill through. us to a compromise on levels of funding wasn’t just about appropriations, but First of all, Mr. Speaker, we were that are realistic and well conceived by that you wanted to somehow shut down confronting the failure to reauthorize Mr. ROGERS, by Mr. COCHRAN, and by transportation, which we do not want the payment of America’s bills, the others. to do. debt limit. That was what we were fac- Until we do that, we are going to be We want to get to a 5-year plan, and ing. What Mr. Lew was suggesting was in a place where we are going to be, I we were working with you on offsets to that the Republicans liked sequestra- predict, in late September, on the be able to pay for this throughout the tion, so maybe if we put that in the threshold of giving some fear that the rest of the year. Unfortunately, when bill, even though we don’t like it, they government is going to shut down the Democrats decided to stop this pro- will vote for not defaulting on the na- again, the greatest government on the gram, we had to just go to July. tional debt. face of the Earth. I am not sure what We know we have some time left, and In fact, that is what happened; but if people around the world thought when we are very committed to getting this you look at your Cut, Cap, and Balance we shut our government down for 16 done. We think it is important for bill—your bill I voted against—the fall- days. It was not a confidence builder. America to keep them working, and we back that you suggested was sequestra- That is for sure. hope you will come back to the table tion. That was about a week before Mr. We have another item that we are and work with us because we will be Lew said to Mr. REID that maybe that losing confidence on, the highway bill. more than willing to work with you. will get our Republican friends to sup- You didn’t mention, Mr. Leader, any- I yield to the gentleman. port paying the national debt. thing about the highway bill being Mr. HOYER. I thank the gentleman That passed, by the way, on the July scheduled. I understand it does not ex- for his observation. I think that is my 19, 2011. It was 6 days later that Mr.

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RESCINDING FUNDING AMOUNTS FOR The problem is, if you know the but 28 on your side of the aisle agreed PREVENTION AND PUBLIC HEALTH facts, you get a little frustrated with with it, so did your President. We look FUND. hearing this representation, the Presi- forward to getting this work done for Section 4002(b) of the Patient Protection dent was for sequester. Let’s just, for the American people. We work within and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 300u–11(b)) the sake of argument, say that nobody the current law. That is what we look is amended— (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘2017’’ and here was for sequester. Then let’s get to do, and I look forward to continuing inserting ‘‘2016’’; rid of sequester. If you are for seques- to work with you. (2) in paragraph (5)— ter, I get it. You don’t want to change Mr. HOYER. I appreciate the gentle- (A) by striking ‘‘2022’’ and inserting ‘‘2026’’; it. man’s observations. and There are a lot of your Members who I would simply say, Mr. Speaker, (B) by redesignating such paragraph as certainly don’t want to change it. I tell that in that spirit, there are 240 people paragraph (7); and people all over this country when I in this House who think the Ex-Im (3) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4) and Bank ought to be extended and reau- inserting the following: talk to them that sequester is a com- ‘‘(3) for fiscal year 2017, $390,000,000; plicated word. It starts with an S. It thorized. I hope we will follow that ‘‘(4) for each of fiscal years 2018 and 2019, stands for ‘‘stupid.’’ It is a policy unre- process. I would reiterate, yes, I am $487,000,000; lated to opportunities, to challenges, willing to work with the gentleman on ‘‘(5) for each of fiscal years 2020 and 2021, and to needs. It was a number pulled highways or on anything else which $585,000,000; out of the air. will benefit the American people and ‘‘(6) for each of fiscal years 2022 through I would hope, Mr. Leader, that we our country. 2025, $780,000,000; and’’. don’t talk about ‘‘you did it’’ and ‘‘you Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance The SPEAKER pro tempore. The bill did it.’’ Let’s talk about how we solve of my time. shall be debatable for 1 hour equally di- the problems confronting our country. f vided and controlled by the chairs and ranking minority members of the Com- Ex-Im is one of them. Appropriations b 1300 bills that we can agree on is another mittee on Ways and Means and the and highway bill funding to give con- HOUR OF MEETING ON TOMOR- Committee on Energy and Commerce. fidence to our economy and to our enti- ROW; AND ADJOURNMENT FROM The gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. ties that have to keep people moving FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 2015, TO TUES- RYAN), the gentleman from Michigan and commerce moving. DAY, JUNE 23, 2015 (Mr. LEVIN), the gentleman from Penn- Let’s give them confidence. Let’s sit Mr. MCCARTHY. Mr. Speaker, I ask sylvania (Mr. PITTS), and the gen- down. Let’s get these done. Let’s bring unanimous consent that when the tleman from New Jersey (Mr. PALLONE) it to the floor. As Speaker BOEHNER House adjourns today, it adjourn to each will control 15 minutes. said, let this House work its will. meet at noon tomorrow, and further The Chair recognizes the gentleman The gentleman referred to the 46 when the House adjourns on that day, from Wisconsin. Democrats who voted with him and his it adjourn to meet on Tuesday, June 23, GENERAL LEAVE party on the most recent bill, which 2015, when it shall convene at noon for Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, was a tax reduction and which is, as morning-hour debate and 2 p.m. for leg- I ask unanimous consent that all Mem- are all of the tax reductions that you islative business. bers may have 5 legislative days within have brought to the floor, unpaid for. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. which to revise and extend their re- Very frankly, as the father of three ALLEN). Is there objection to the re- marks and include extraneous material daughters, as the grandfather of three quest of the gentleman from Cali- on H.R. 1190, Protecting Seniors’ Ac- grandchildren, and as the great-grand- fornia? cess to Medicare Act of 2015, currently father of three great-grandchildren, I There was no objection. under consideration. don’t like the fact that the expectation f The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there is they will pay the bill. They don’t objection to the request of the gen- vote, of course, so they can’t vote for PROTECTING SENIORS’ ACCESS TO tleman from Wisconsin? or against us. MEDICARE ACT OF 2015 There was no objection. My daughters can, notwithstanding Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, the 46 people who voted for it on our pursuant to House Resolution 319, I I yield myself such time as I may con- side of the aisle because they are for call up the bill (H.R. 1190) to repeal the sume. the policy. I will tell you I have talked provisions of the Patient Protection What we are bringing to the floor to a lot of them, and they are not for and Affordable Care Act providing for today is Dr. ROE’s bill to repeal the not paying for it, but they were put in the Independent Payment Advisory Independent Payment Advisory Board. the position of either being for some- Board, and ask for its immediate con- This is a bill that came out of the Com- thing, therefore, or being against some- sideration in the House. mittee on Ways and Means with a bi- thing because it is not paid for and is The Clerk read the title of the bill. partisan vote. This is an agency that hurting future generations. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Members on both sides of the aisle be- The only reason I mention that is the ant to House Resolution 319, the lieve does not have the right to exist, gentleman brought it up, and I will tell amendment printed in part B of House should not exist, and does not follow him that there is very broad, almost Report 114–157 is adopted, and the bill, our democratic process. unanimous sentiment on our side that as amended, is considered read. Let me explain why we are doing we ought to pay for things, and when The text of the bill, as amended, is as this. There is no greater example of the that policy was in place, we balanced follows: conflict of visions than this. the budget for 4 years in a row. H.R. 1190 ObamaCare created something called I yield to my friend. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- IPAB, the Independent Payment Advi- Mr. MCCARTHY. I appreciate the resentatives of the United States of America in sory Board. It is a board of 15 people gentleman’s comments. Hopefully, I Congress assembled, who are not elected or appointed. can take from the gentleman’s com- SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. They have the power to cut Medi- ments that he is willing to work with This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting care’s payments for treatment. They Seniors’ Access to Medicare Act of 2015’’. us on highways and on coming back to have a quota which they have to hit in SEC. 2. REPEAL OF THE INDEPENDENT PAYMENT the table. I appreciate that. ADVISORY BOARD. order to find the same number to actu- We may disagree on whether the ad- Effective as of the enactment of the Pa- ally cut. Every year, a formula kicks ministration put it in the bill in se- tient Protection and Affordable Care Act in, and the 15 unelected bureaucrats

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IPAB only comes into being if that unelected bureaucrats know best, floor for consideration. delivery system reforms aren’t doing unelected bureaucrats know better This is done with the understanding that their job to manage Medicare. than patients, their doctors, or their the Committee on Energy and Commerce’s According to the CBO, Medicare representatives in Congress; they will jurisdictional interests over this and similar growth rates are projected to remain know which treatment works the best legislation are in no way diminished or al- beneath IPAB targets throughout the because they are detached, they are tered. In addition, the Committee reserves entire budget window, thereby not trig- distant, they are above the fray, they the right to seek conferees on H.R. 1190 and gering the Board’s provisions until requests your support when such a request is 2024. I think, when you subtract 2015 are not involved in the emotions or the made. personal relationships that such per- I would appreciate your response con- from 2024, you get 9 years; so here we sonal decisions like your health care firming this understanding with respect to are, on this date, at this time, 9 years, ultimately involve. H.R. 1190 and ask that a copy of our ex- according to CBO, before the provisions That is the big problem. They are to- change of letters on this matter be included would come into effect, asking this tally unaccountable. They are divorced in the Congressional Record during consider- Congress to repeal the IPAB provision. from reality. Health care is not a sta- ation of the bill on the House floor. If the ACA’s delivery system efforts tistic. It is not a formula. It is not uni- Sincerely, continue to be successful, IPAB may FRED UPTON, never even need to be constituted. It is form. It is not cookie cutter. It is per- Chairman. sonal. It is individual. It is distinct. specifically prohibited from cutting benefits or raising costs on seniors. Every patient is different. This is HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, What IPAB can do, however, is to why patients, along with their doctors, COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS, need to be put in charge of their health Washington, DC, June 9, 2015. make recommendations to go after care. What IPAB would essentially do Hon. FRED UPTON, overpayments, go after fraud and is ration health care. It would take Chairman, Committee on Energy and Commerce, abuse, and try to improve, if needed, control away from patients. Washington, DC. the way there is reform of the delivery DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: Thank you for your Now, the other side says, Hey, no, not system. IPAB will not take away Medi- letter regarding the Committee’s jurisdic- care benefits; it will not shift costs to so fast; Congress can override them— tional interest in H.R. 1190, the Protecting but that is only with a supermajority seniors. Seniors’ Access to Medicare Act of 2015, and If we in Congress are doing our job as vote. your willingness to forego consideration by Mr. Speaker, we have seen this movie your committee. stewards of Medicare, we can manage before. It never ends well. Seniors will I agree that the Committee on Energy and cost growth while protecting bene- suffer the consequences. Medicare is Commerce has a valid jurisdictional interest ficiaries on the front end. In the event more than a program; Medicare is a in certain provisions of the bill and that the IPAB makes recommendations, Con- Committee’s jurisdiction will not be ad- gress always has the ability to dis- promise. Seniors have worked hard; versely affected by your decision to forego they have paid their taxes; they have approve or modify them. If we do our consideration. As you have requested, I will job, we won’t need IPAB. If we fail to planned on Medicare throughout all support your request for an appropriate ap- do our job, IPAB will prod us to action their working lives, and now that they pointment of outside conferees from your 9 years from now or perhaps even later. committee in the event of a House-Senate are retired, it is something that they Let me talk a few words about the deserve, a secure retirement. It needs conference on this or similar legislation should such a conference be convened. offset. It is a significant reduction of to be there, just like it has been for our funding for the prevention and public parents. Finally, I will include a copy of your letter and this response in the Congressional health fund. While the Republicans so Think about what a Member of Con- Record during the floor consideration of H.R. far have come forth with their pro- gress will do. This Board of unelected 1190. Thank you again for your cooperation. posals that are never paid for, this bureaucrats will say, We are cutting Sincerely, time, they have decided to have a pay- Medicare X, Y, and Z ways to these PAUL RYAN, for, but it would cut by half or more providers for Medicare, which will deny Chairman. than that the current funding for the services to seniors; and they will do it Mr. LEVIN. I yield myself such time prevention and public health fund. according to this formula that is in as I may consume. That fund was established in the ACA law. The real purpose of this bill at this to provide expanded and sustained na- If Congress doesn’t like it, then the time, indeed, is to take a further effort tional investments in prevention and law says Congress has to go cut Medi- to repeal ACA. That is really what this public health and will provide $900 mil- care somewhere else and overturn this is about at this particular moment. lion this year alone for interventions ruling with a three-fifths super- The Republican leadership is, yet that will reduce smoking, tackle heart majority vote in the House and the again, taking aim at ACA. H.R. 1190 disease, and help improve prenatal out- Senate—as if that would ever happen. would repeal the Independent Payment comes. All this thing has done, it is designed Advisory Board, IPAB. This would real- I have a listing of what it has meant to basically go around Congress, go ly be the 59th vote to repeal or under- for Michigan, just as one example: $3.5 around the laws, and have unelected mine ACA. million for State health department ef- and unaccountable bureaucrats ration Since it passed, we have seen the forts to prevent obesity and diabetes; care for our seniors. slowest growth in healthcare prices $3.8 million to address chronic disease This is wrong; it is undemocratic; it over any period of that length in near- risk factors among African Americans, does not fit with our Constitution, and ly 50 years. Growth in per enrollee American Indians, Latinos, and other we think it ought to be repealed. That healthcare spending across both the minorities; $3.3 million for community is why we are bringing this bill to the public and private sectors has been transformation grants in central House. controlled. Michigan to address heart disease pre- I reserve the balance of my time. The three slowest years of growth in vention and diabetes; and almost $3 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, real per capita national health expend- million for tobacco use prevention. COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE, itures on record were 2011, 2012, and Here we are, at long last, the Repub- Washington, DC, June 12, 2015. 2013. The ACA, in essence, has changed licans come forth with a pay-for, and Hon. PAUL RYAN, the healthcare cost landscape, keeping they are paying for it by taking away Chairman, Committee on Ways and Means, cost increases down and keeping or Washington, DC. something that really, really matters. DEAR CHAIRMAN RYAN: I write in regard to helping, at least, to keep families out We have in front of us a Statement of H.R. 1190, Protecting Seniors’ Access to of debt. Administration Policy, and I ask that Medicare Act of 2015, which was ordered re- While we know the Medicare delivery it be placed in the RECORD. It just re- ported by the Committee on Ways and Means system reforms have been working to peats some of the points that I have

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I urge my colleagues to support would cut critical public health and rise as a proud sponsor of H.R. 1190, the this bill and put medical decisions prevention funding. Protecting Seniors’ Access to Medicare back where they belong. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time. Act. This bipartisan legislation, which that is between patients and doctors. I introduced with my colleague, LINDA STATEMENT OF ADMINISTRATION POLICY Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 T. SA´ NCHEZ, would repeal the Inde- H.R. 1190—PROTECTING SENIORS’ ACCESS TO minutes to the gentleman from Wash- pendent Payment Advisory Board, or MEDICARE ACT OF 2015 ington (Mr. MCDERMOTT), ranking IPAB. (Rep. Roe, R–TN, June 15, 2015) member on the Health Subcommittee. Created by the Affordable Care Act, (Mr. MCDERMOTT asked and was The Affordable Care Act has improved the this panel of 15 unaccountable, American health care system, on which given permission to revise and extend unelected bureaucrats exists to cut his remarks.) Americans can rely throughout life. After Medicare spending to meet arbitrary more than five years under this law, 16.4 mil- Mr. MCDERMOTT. Mr. Speaker, I lion Americans have gained health coverage. budgets and have been given enormous rise in opposition to this bill. Up to 129 million people who could have oth- powers to do so. This legislation is a ghost hunt. It erwise been denied or faced discrimination Listen to this carefully. Peter doesn’t exist. There is no IPAB. There now have access to coverage. And, health Orszag, President Obama’s former is nobody that has been appointed. care prices have risen at the slowest rate in budget director, has noted IPAB rep- Nothing is going to happen until 2024. nearly 50 years. As we work to make the sys- resents the single biggest yielding of So the question you have to ask tem even better, we are open to ideas that power to an independent entity since improve the accessibility, affordability, and yourself is: Why are we out here? Well, the creation of the Federal Reserve. we are out here because some people quality of health care, and help middle-class Let me repeat that: the single biggest Americans. think that trying to control costs in The Independent Payment Advisory Board yielding of power to an independent en- health care is a bad idea. (IPAB) will be comprised of fifteen expert tity since the creation of the Federal If you go back and read the Medicare members, including doctors and patient ad- Reserve. legislation when it was put in, the Mr. Speaker, we just spent, in a bi- vocates, and will recommend to the Congress AMA extracted from this Congress the partisan way, 3 years working through policies that reduce the rate of Medicare right to charge their usual and cus- growth and help Medicare provide better SGR reform. Seventeen times, we tomary fees. They have been driving care at lower costs. IPAB has been high- kicked the can down the road so our the costs, and we have been trying to lighted by the non-partisan Congressional seniors wouldn’t be denied access to control it with all kinds of mechanisms Budget Office (CBO) economists, and health care. This bill is basically SGR on policy experts as contributing to Medicare’s all the way through it. Only with the steroids. It trumps all the work we just long-term sustainability. The Board is pro- incidence of the ACA have we seen the hibited from recommending changes to Medi- did on SGR reform. Any proposal made by IPAB will be curve come down. care that ration health care, restrict bene- We have actually extended the life of considered using expedited procedures, fits, modify eligibility, increase cost sharing, Medicare to 2030. Right now, we are or raise premiums or revenues. Under cur- and without a three-fifths vote in the spending 17 percent of our gross domes- rent law, the Congress retains the authority Senate, Congress can only modify the tic product on health care. When I to modify, reject, or enhance IPAB rec- type of cuts proposed, not the amount, came to this Congress, it was about 12 ommendations to strengthen Medicare, and so we have to do the amount. If Con- or 13 percent. It has only gone up. We IPAB recommendations would take effect gress doesn’t act on IPAB’s rec- only if the Congress does not act to slow have not been able to do it ourselves. ommendation, the cuts will automati- Medicare cost growth. So the creators of this bill said: Let’s cally go into effect. To make matters H.R. 1190 would repeal and dismantle the put something in on the outside that worse, the Board is exempt from ad- IPAB even before it has a chance to work. can give us some suggestions. ministrative or judicial review. The bill would eliminate an important safe- Now, when we had Simpson-Bowles— guard that, under current law, will help re- On the projections between 2020 and duce the rate of Medicare cost growth re- 2024, the CBO can’t tell me from year and I know the chairman of the Ways sponsibly while protecting Medicare bene- to year, within the tens of billions of and Means Committee thought the ficiaries and the traditional program. While dollars, what the budget deficit is Simpson-Bowles idea was a good idea— this safeguard is not projected to be needed going to be each year, so I don’t put a what happened after it was brought out now or for a number of years given recent ex- lot of stock in that. in public? Nothing. We ignored it. ceptionally slow growth in health care costs, The reason for IPAB is to put pres- it could serve a valuable role should rapid If the President does not nominate individuals to serve on the IPAB or if sure on the Congress to act to control growth in health costs return. costs. I guess Republicans don’t care CBO estimates that repealing the IPAB the IPAB fails to recommend cuts would increase Medicare costs and the def- when required to do so, the Secretary about costs because they don’t under- icit by $7 billion over 10 years. The Adminis- of Health and Human Services has the stand that there are 10,000 people sign- tration would strongly oppose any effort to power to make the changes unilater- ing up for Social Security every single offset this increased Federal budget cost by ally. day. That is 3.5 million people. reducing the Prevention and Public Health The numbers are going up. The costs Fund. The Affordable Care Act created this b 1315 are going to go up. People are going to Fund to help prevent disease, detect it early, One person will make those changes run around here saying we have got to and manage conditions before they become for the entire country. Think about cut benefits; we have got to shift the severe. There has been bipartisan and bi- cameral support for allocation of the Fund, that for a second. One person would costs to the old people; we have got to and the Congress directed uses of the Fund have the ability to reshape a program do all this. The IPAB was a way to through FY 2014 and FY 2015 appropriations that has 55 million enrollees. Whatever force the Congress to face the con- legislation. The Fund supports critical in- you may think about the President’s sequences of their own inaction. vestments such as tobacco use reduction and healthcare law, this just isn’t right. Dr. ROE is correct; we spent 16 years programs to reduce health-care associated After practicing medicine for more kicking the can down the road on this infections. By concentrating on the causes of than 30 years, I can tell you that no issue of SGR. That was, again, an at- chronic disease, the Fund helps more Ameri- two patients are the same and that dif- tempt to control costs. It never cans stay healthy. ferent approaches are required for dif- worked. It was ill-conceived in the be- The Administration is committed to strengthening Medicare for those who depend ferent needs. IPAB is blind to that fact ginning. on it and protection of the public’s health. and will ration seniors’ access to care This is an issue where there is some We believe that this legislation fails to ac- through a one-size-fits-all payment real muscle in it, and people are afraid complish these goals. If the President were policy. of that. They are afraid of it 9 years

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The fund also exists to prevent Mr. LEVIN pointed out the other That is the only information they had. stroke, cancer, tobacco use, and obe- thing that is important, and that is the This particular author was not for sity, while also funding vital childhood place they look for the money is to go IPAB or against it; he just analyzed it. immunization programs, and invests in to community health, health depart- Twenty-one of those 25 years, IPAB detecting, tracking, and responding to ments. Nobody needs health depart- would have kicked in, meaning those infectious diseases. County public ments. Why do you need people looking cuts would have happened. And I can health departments rely on this fund to at restaurants to see if they are safe to tell you this right now: our seniors bet- serve their constituents, and I know go into, or to look at the water supply ter look at this with a laser beam on my home State of California has re- or look at what is happening in sew- because their care is going to be cut if ceived over $195 million thus far. age? You don’t need that stuff. this goes into effect. We need to get rid Despite all this, the Republican lead- This $7 billion they are going to grab of it now, before that happens. ership has decided to take approxi- here is straight out of the health de- Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, it is my mately $8.85 billion from the fund partments of our country. Every one of pleasure to yield 3 minutes to the gen- which actually helps lower the cost of your counties is going to be facing the tlewoman from California (Ms. LINDA health care through prevention, elimi- impact of this. T. SA´ NCHEZ of California), a very active nating the need, ironically, for IPAB in The SPEAKER pro tempore. The member of our committee. the first place. time of the gentleman has expired. Ms. LINDA T. SA´ NCHEZ of Cali- In closing, I again want to thank Mr. LEVIN. I yield the gentleman an fornia. Mr. Speaker, I rise to speak Congressman ROE and the 235 bipar- additional 1 minute. about H.R. 1190, the Protecting Sen- tisan cosponsors for their hard work. I Mr. MCDERMOTT. The only thing iors’ Access to Medicare Act. am disappointed that I must vote that I think one can say is that it is a I am the Democratic lead, along with bad idea to get rid of some muscle to against my own bill, because I know Congressman PHIL ROE, and I am proud force us to look at costs, but it is worse the underlying policy is good policy, of the bipartisan work we have done to to pay for it by taking money away but I cannot vote for something that repeal the unelected bureaucracy from health departments. They are the drains an essential fund from the ACA. known as the Independent Payment ones that always get cut. Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, Who wants inspectors? The other side Advisory Board, or IPAB. I proudly may I inquire as to the time allotment says: We don’t like regulations. It is voted for the ACA, and I think time remaining? regulations that are ruining America. has shown that the law works. The The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- We have got to get those regulations ACA has reduced the number of unin- tleman from Wisconsin has 61⁄2 minutes out. sured Americans, lowered healthcare remaining. The gentleman from Michi- You don’t want regulations enforced costs, prevented disease, and increased gan has 11⁄2 minutes remaining. in restaurants? Then take $7 billion access to cures. Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. I yield 2 away from it and see what kind of res- Despite the success of the law, no bill minutes to the gentleman from Ohio taurant problems you start to have. is perfect. I believe that there are cer- (Mr. WENSTRUP). Milwaukee had the cryptosporidium tain areas for improvement in the Mr. WENSTRUP. Mr. Speaker, let me organism in the water supply. That is a ACA, and I am committed to working take a couple of minutes to explain health problem that is dealt with by in a bipartisan manner to solve these why Americans fear the Independent the actual health department in the issues and provide our constituents Payment Advisory Board, as it meddles county. We are taking $7 billion to pay with the world-class health care that with their health care. for this badly constructed idea. they deserve. As I stand here today, I will tell you Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, The ACA is a good law and a few that I am a physician, and I can tell I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman small tweaks can make it stronger, and you what is already taking place with- from Tennessee (Mr. ROE). that is why I decided to reach across in private insurance with these peer re- Mr. ROE of Tennessee. Mr. Speaker, I the aisle to work with Congressman views when you recommend something. have spent going on four decades tak- ROE on this legislation. Repealing I recommended an MRI to a patient. ing care of patients in rural east Ten- IPAB is not the exclusive purview of That afternoon, I get on the phone. The nessee, and I saw access becoming more the Republican Party, and it is a bipar- woman says: I have had a problem for and more and more of a problem. It is tisan effort. 10 years. I have had cortisone injec- a serious issue now, as Medicare costs Unfortunately, much like the last tions, physical therapy, blah, blah, have gone up and up and up. time Congress considered IPAB repeal blah. I have a mother who is almost 93. She in 2012, an unpalatable pay-for under- I said: You need an MRI. has a difficult time affording her mined the bipartisan support for a I am being denied the MRI by the in- health care and other needs that she deal. I know Congressman ROE has surance company because I have only has. One of the things I am very con- worked tirelessly to avoid repeating seen her once. And I said to the gen- cerned with, as Dr. MCDERMOTT said, the pay-for battle that we had back in tleman, the doctor on the phone: How we have 10,000 seniors a day getting on 2012 in order to retain Democratic sup- many times have you seen her? that program. We need to leave those port. None. decisions to doctors and patients, not Despite these efforts, Republican I said: What State do you have a li- to bureaucrats. leadership has chosen to draw from the cense to practice in? Let me give a little more informa- prevention and public health fund to Not Ohio, which is where we were. tion. There is a similar panel in Eng- pay for H.R. 1190. This is something And so I said: Tell me your specialty. land called NICE, the National Insti- that I simply cannot support, and it is My specialty is foot and ankle. This tute for Health and Care Excellence, I with great disappointment that I must woman was in for a foot problem. believe is what the acronym is. The cast my vote against H.R. 1190. I truly He said: I am an emergency room other day, the Royal College of Sur- believe that repealing IPAB is the doctor. geons talked about how they noticed right thing to do, but I cannot support I said: Well, then you would refer her that over 75, almost nobody got oper- gutting a great provision in the ACA to to a specialist, which is where she is ated on for breast cancer, almost no- get rid of a bad one. today. body over 75 got a gall bladder oper- The prevention and public health He said: Well, I am not going to let ation, almost nobody over 75 got a fund is an unprecedented investment in you get that MRI. knee fixed, and almost nobody over 75 public health to prevent costly and I said: I hope this call is monitored got a hip fixed. That is wrong, and that life-threatening diseases. The fund has for quality assurance, because I want is exactly the pathway we are going invested nearly $5.25 billion in States, someone to hear what you said to me down if we don’t stop this nonsense. cities, and communities to keep our today.

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This bill would walk back had her better because I knew what Any additional provider cuts will these and other important strides we was wrong once I had the MRI. lead to fewer Medicare providers, and have made in public health and preven- Imagine trying to have that type of a that means that beneficiary access will tion. discussion with the Independent Pay- suffer. Seniors will be forced to wait in This bill is yet another Republican ment Advisory Board. If they pick up longer and longer lines to be seen by an attempt to attack and undermine the their phone, will they have a conversa- ever-shrinking pool of providers or Affordable Care Act. I urge my col- tion with you about the patient? have to travel longer and longer dis- leagues to vote ‘‘no.’’ This is a problem. This is what Amer- tances to find a provider willing to see Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous con- icans are fearing today. And this is them. sent to have the gentleman from Mary- why the Independent Payment Advi- Clearly, Medicare growth is on an land (Mr. SARBANES) manage the re- sory Board should go away. out-of-control trajectory that endan- mainder of the Committee on Energy Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield back gers the solvency and continued exist- and Commerce time on the Democratic the balance of my time. ence of the program. IPAB, however, is side. Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. It is a great not the solution. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. bill. We should pass it. IPAB is a bad Mr. Speaker, the House voted 223–181 JODY B. HICE of Georgia). Is there ob- agency. It should not have been created in 2012 to repeal the Independent Pay- jection to the request of the gentleman in the first place. ment Advisory Board. Today, H.R. 1190, from New Jersey? I yield back the balance of my time. Protecting Seniors’ Access to Medicare There was no objection. Act of 2015, enjoys the support of 235 of Mr. PITTS. Mr. Speaker, at this b 1330 our House colleagues who have signed time, I am pleased to yield such time Mr. PITTS. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- on as cosponsors. as he may consume to the gentleman self such time as I may consume. The time has come for the House to from Florida (Mr. BILIRAKIS), a valued Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support once again repeal this flawed policy, member of our Health Subcommittee. of H.R. 1190, the Protecting Seniors’ and I urge all of my colleagues to sup- Mr. BILIRAKIS. Mr. Speaker, I rise Access to Medicare Act of 2015. port H.R. 1190. today in support of H.R. 1190, the Pro- Mr. Speaker, the bill before us today I reserve the balance of my time. tecting Seniors’ Access to Medicare repeals the Independent Payment Advi- Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I yield Act. sory Board, IPAB, one of the most omi- myself such time as I may consume. The President’s healthcare law in- nous provisions in the sweeping over- Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposi- cluded the creation of the Independent haul of health care known as the Af- tion to H.R. 1190. This bill would repeal Payment Advisory Board, or IPAB. De- fordable Care Act. the Independent Payment Advisory spite its name, IPAB is the opposite of The stated purpose of IPAB is to re- Board, or IPAB, and pay for it by dras- independent, Mr. Speaker. IPAB is a duce Medicare’s per capita growth rate. tically reducing our investment in pre- group of 15 unelected members, unac- The Board is to be made up of 15 vention and public health. countable to the American people. unelected, unaccountable bureau- Mr. Speaker, I do not support IPAB. IPAB’s job is to control Medicare crats—by the way, you can’t have a I oppose independent commissions spending. That sounds nice, but they majority of docs on the Board—who playing a legislative role other than on only have one way to do that, by cut- will be paid $165,300 a year to serve 6- the recommendatory basis. It is not ting reimbursement rates for doctors year terms on the Board. the job of an independent commission and hospitals. This panel of 15 unelected and unac- to make decisions on healthcare policy Seniors rely on Medicare, as well as countable government bureaucrats is for Medicare beneficiaries. Congress the doctors who will see them. If this tasked with reducing Medicare costs simply must stop ceding legislative unelected, unaccountable Board cuts through arbitrary cuts to providers, power to outside bodies. reimbursement rates, doctors will stop limiting access to care for seniors. If However, IPAB remains an insignifi- seeing Medicare patients. That is bad Medicare growth goes over an arbitrary cant provision from the Affordable for the 180,000 seniors in my district. target, the Board is required to submit Care Act, as it has not even been con- Support this bill, and let’s abolish a proposal to Congress that would re- vened. Because of how well other provi- IPAB. I look forward to a bipartisan duce Medicare’s growth rate. sions of the ACA are working, Medicare vote in support of H.R. 1190. These recommendations will auto- cost growth rates are projected to re- Mr. SARBANES. Mr. Speaker, I am matically go into effect, unless Con- main beneath IPAB targets through opposed to this legislation, H.R. 1190, gress passes legislation that would the entire budget window, thereby not for reasons that I will detail in a mo- achieve the same amount of savings. In triggering the IPAB provisions until ment. order to do so, Congress must meet an 2024 at the earliest. At this time, I yield such time as he almost impossible deadline and clear That said, I urge this House to oppose may consume to the gentleman from an almost insurmountable legislative H.R. 1190, which would pay for IPAB re- Maryland (Mr. HOYER), the minority hurdle. peal by effectively gutting the Afford- whip. The Board has the power to make able Care Act’s prevention and public (Mr. HOYER asked and was given binding decisions about Medicare pol- health fund, an incredibly significant permission to revise and extend his re- icy, with no requirement for public provision from the ACA. marks.) comment prior to issuing its rec- The prevention and public health Mr. HOYER. The gentleman indi- ommendations, and individuals and fund is a mechanism to provide ex- cated there were 235 people for this bill providers will have no recourse against panded and sustained national invest- in this House. I just observed a few the Board because its decisions cannot ments in prevention and public health, minutes ago there are 240 people for be appealed or reviewed. In other to improve health outcomes, and to en- Export-Import Bank. We have brought words, the Board will make major hance healthcare quality. The fund has this bill to the floor. I would hope the healthcare legislation essentially out- worked to reduce tobacco use, promote gentleman would urge his side, when 60 side the usual legislative process. community prevention and use of pre- of his folks are for it, all of ours are for The Board is also limited in how it ventive services, and combat it, to bring the Export-Import Bank to can achieve the required savings. healthcare associated infections. the floor because it is about jobs. Therefore, IPAB’s recommendations This year the fund will invest nearly Having said that—and I want to ac- will be restricted to cutting provider $1 billion in programs that will benefit knowledge that I am a good friend and

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This, essentially, will be the jobs, lowering the deficit, and investing every year, beginning this year and 60th vote, over the next 2 days, 4 days, in a competitive economy. every year ad infinitum. So $2 billion on the repeal of the Affordable Care You heard the sponsor of this bill in 2015, 2016, ’17, ’18, ’19, ’20, ’21, ’30, ’31, Act. saying, I cannot support it, the gentle- ’40, ’41. Every year, the Secretary gets We obviously have a difference of woman from California, because the $2 billion to use at her sole discretion. opinion on the Affordable Care Act. I proponents of this bill would rather at- She doesn’t have to use it for public believe it is working. I believe that tack the Affordable Care Act than they health purposes. She has sole discre- millions of people are covered by insur- would to pass this bill. tion on how this money is used. ance. Because of the Affordable Care Now, they want to pass this bill, but Would you like to know some of the Act, millions of children are covered their priority is undermining the Af- things she has used the money for so under their parents’ policy, and mil- fordable Care Act, which is why they far? lions of seniors are paying less for pre- didn’t work with Congresswoman Well, $450 million was used for the Navigator program and implementing scription drugs. Millions of people with SA´ NCHEZ and others who agree with a preexisting condition have the con- them on the policy. I have to disagree the Affordable Care Act; $400,000 has fidence that they can get insurance. with them on the policy; but they have been used for pickle-ball; $235,000 for The bill we are debating today and even put people who agree with them massage therapy, kick boxing, and voting on next week would repeal the in a place where they cannot support Zumba classes, whatever that is; $7.5 Independent Payment Advisory Board, the undermining of the Affordable Care million on promoting free pet neutering; $3 million for the New York or IPAB, as it is referred to. Act and preventive health in America. Department of Health to lobby for the Now, I was disappointed at the ref- Let’s choose to work together to do passage of a soda tax; money for gar- erence of ‘‘bureaucrats.’’ It is used as what American people are asking us to dening projects, fast food, small busi- an epithet, unfortunately, not as a de- do, not undermine the critical scriptive term. nesses, bike clubs. healthcare reforms that are containing Rather than spend money on ques- The fact of the matter is these folks costs, increasing access, and improving are appointed and they make rec- tionable projects, lobbying campaigns quality. for higher taxes, and for Affordable ommendations. They make rec- That is why I opposed the medical de- Care Act media campaigns, H.R. 1190 ommendations to the Congress of the vice tax bill, and that is why I am urg- would rather use these funds to protect United States, and the Congress of the ing my colleagues to defeat this one as Medicare seniors and their health care United States can reject them; and/or well. because the money for the operation of the President of the United States, if Mr. PITTS. Mr. Speaker, I would say IPAB, for these salaries, for their trav- the Congress passes legislation to set to the distinguished minority whip, I el, for all their expenses comes directly that aside, can consider it as well. do support Ex-Im Bank and urge my out of the trust fund moneys for sen- IPAB develops proposals to contain leaders to act on it. We are together on iors, used for seniors and those with the rate of growth of Medicare spend- support of that. disabilities. That is wrong. ing. The Board hasn’t been formed. Let me just mention a few things to We are constraining. We are not re- There are no members appointed yet; correct the record. Number one, we had pealing the prevention fund to pay for yet Republicans are asking taxpayers Secretary Burwell before the com- this, but we need to constrain the use to spend $7-plus billion over the next 10 mittee earlier this year and Dr. LARRY of that fund. And good public health years to eliminate it. It is not that it BUCSHON, on our Health Subcommittee, policy ought to come before the Con- has acted badly. It is not that they are asked her specifically, when the IPAB gress, not be at the sole discretion of irresponsible. There are no people ap- cuts would begin to take effect. She this one Secretary or czar or however pointed to this Board yet. said in 2019. In fact, the President’s you might want to term it. The Affordable Care Act has slowed own budget request would begin the So, Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to the growth of healthcare costs to its cuts of IPAB in 2019. speak in favor of this legislation, H.R. lowest rate in 50 years. That helps Now, you don’t have to have the 1190, and I urge the Members to support every American, whether they are cov- members of the IPAB appointed in it. ered by the Affordable Care Act or pri- order to have the cuts. The law, IPAB, I reserve the balance of my time. vate employer insurance or self-in- designates the Secretary of HHS with Mr. SARBANES. Mr. Speaker, I yield sured. the authority to make those cuts. To myself such time as I may consume, As a result, CBO predicts that action overcome those cuts, you really have and I oppose H.R. 1190. by the Board would not even be trig- to have two-thirds votes in the House If the Republican appetite for the re- gered until 2024, but the cuts to the and the Senate, with commensurate peal of the Independent Payment Advi- prevention fund would act now. Repub- cuts from somewhere else in Medicare sory Board was based solely on its mer- licans are paying for this bill by cut- to replace those cuts that you are over- its, I might be a little bit more chari- ting funding for disease prevention and coming. table about their bringing this bill to public health now. Even then, CBO re- the floor because, as you have seen ports that this bill still bends the b 1345 from the speakers on our side, there is healthcare cost curve in the wrong di- So this is a Board that has tremen- a legitimate debate on the merits. I rection over the long run. dous power that will deal with provider have some concerns myself about the Today, as has been observed, we payments and cuts. IPAB. But, unfortunately, I think that passed another bill. That one was with- We just dealt with the SGR, the sus- where this is coming from is this im- out offsets. That will create an addi- tainable growth rate, in a bipartisan pulse, this kind of ceaseless impulse to tional $24 billion deficit. manner. We acted to repeal the sus- undermine and dismantle the Afford- Mr. Speaker, the House has a choice. tainable growth rate that required cuts able Care Act, and the evidence of that It can continue the same old partisan to provider payments for seniors, and is in the pay-for. attacks against affordable health care it was supported overwhelmingly. Why would you want to go under- and add billions to the deficit, under- But if you liked the SGR, you will mine the public health portion, really, mine prevention and public health, love IPAB. This is the SGR on steroids. a significant commitment that was bringing deficit-financed tax cuts It will be very difficult to overcome made through the ACA to begin to turn passed by this Republican-led Congress these 15 unelected bureaucrats, ex- our healthcare system towards preven- up to $610.7 billion since January. perts, whatever you want to call tion, towards public health? Frankly,

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And the so that we have this information, a of this bill, but once again, the House Repub- pay-for for this repeal would take $8.85 couple of observations from some of lican majority has decided to kill the biparti- billion that has been set aside for the the groups out there that are most en- sanship of this bill with a controversial pay-for. prevention and public health fund away gaged in prevention and public health My Republican colleagues continue to prove from that fund and undermine all of across the country and the perspective that they would rather have an anti-ACA talk- the various activities that are being that they bring in terms of this offset, ing point rather than a real solution. funded by it. of undermining and depleting the pre- Since the Affordable Care Act became law, I don’t know why it is that our col- vention and public health fund. my home state of New Jersey has received leagues on the other side cannot re- The American Lung Association said, more than $20 million for evidence-based pro- strain themselves when it comes to using money from the prevention fund grams to prevent heart attacks, strokes, can- this shiny object of repealing the ACA as a pay-for would have a devastating cer, obesity, and smoking from the ACA’s Pre- when we now have plenty of evidence effect on our Nation’s public health. vention and Public Health Fund. This bill, as it at our fingertips as to the positive im- The American Heart Association: is being considered today, would completely pact that the Affordable Care Act is Cardiovascular disease is a leading gut this fund by cutting $8.8 billion—nearly $2 having: 3 million young people who cause of death in the United States and billion more than is needed to pay for repeal- now can stay on the health insurance is our most costly disease. The fund ing IPAB. coverage of their parents, who were not supports evidence-based initiatives like Mr. Speaker, I urge my Republican col- covered before; millions more that are WISEWOMAN, a preventive health leagues to work with Democrats to find an benefiting from the health exchanges services program that provides life- agreeable way to pay for this bill, and I urge across the country; seniors who now style programs and health counseling opposition to this bill in its current form. have less anxiety about falling into the that help low-income, uninsured, and Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, so-called doughnut hole under the part underinsured women ages 40 to 54 pre- I rise in opposition to H.R. 1190, the Pro- D prescription drug benefit program vent, delay, or control heart disease tecting Seniors’ Access to Medicare Act. because, under the ACA, we are begin- and stroke. While I support repealing the Independent ning to close that doughnut hole; in- The American Cancer Society Cancer Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), I oppose off- surance companies now being barred Action Network observes that the na- setting the cost of repeal with funds from the from discriminating against people tional breast and cervical cancer early Prevention and Public Health Fund. The Prevention and Public Health Fund is based on a preexisting condition; pre- detection program is funded in 31 the nation’s single largest investment in pre- ventive care screening for our seniors States through the fund. vention programs. Established under the Af- under the Medicare program; tests and And there are others that have ob- served—the March of Dimes, the Cam- fordable Care Act, the Fund represents an un- other screenings that they used to have precedented investment in preventing disease, to come out of pocket for, now that is paign for Tobacco-Free Kids—that it doesn’t make any sense to go raid the promoting wellness, and protecting our com- completely covered as a result of the munities against public health emergencies. Affordable Care Act. prevention and public health fund to support this repeal of the IPAB. Since its creation, the Fund has invested in You ask the average person out there a broad range of evidence-based initiatives. about any of those things I just men- For those reasons and the others that have been presented here today, I urge These include community prevention pro- tioned, and they say: Why would we grams, research, surveillance and tracking ef- want to give these up? my colleagues to oppose H.R. 1190. I yield back the balance of my time. forts, increased access to immunizations, and These are important to our health, tobacco prevention programs. important to the strength of our fami- Mr. PITTS. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- self the balance of my time. Much of this work is done through partner- lies and our community. Yet our col- ships with state and local governments, which leagues just don’t seem to be able to While the programs enumerated by the gentleman from Maryland are laud- leverage Prevention Fund dollars to best meet help themselves when it comes to the local need. These monies have been used wanting to attack the Affordable Care able, there is nothing in the prevention and public health fund that guarantees for important work, such as controlling the Act. obesity epidemic, detecting and responding to Furthermore, if you view this IPAB that these will be funded or that they are priorities. It is at the sole discre- outbreaks, and reducing health disparities. as an important mechanism in terms of Congress has a distinct responsibility to for- tion of the Secretary as to what she controlling costs, as has already been mulate and fund programs and initiatives that would allocate the funds for. And right- said, the trigger mechanism would not promote public health and wellness. The Pre- ly, these kinds of funds should come kick in for a number of years here any- vention and Public Health Fund is one means before Congress, and Congress should way. In other words, the costs are by which Congress fulfils this obligation. being controlled currently. So that approve these kinds of public health While I opposed the creation of the IPAB basis for sort of the urgency of it now funds. and support its repeal, gutting the Fund would in terms of bringing these other pay- I might mention that CBO estimates be a significant step backwards on the path fors into the mix doesn’t make a whole that H.R. 1190, the Protecting Seniors’ towards improving our nation’s health. Re- lot of sense. Access to Medicare Act of 2015, as scinding $8.85 billion to offset the costs of Let’s acknowledge that one of the amended, would have no budgetary ef- H.R. 1190 will have a devastating effect on reasons that that trigger isn’t going to fect on fiscal years 2015–16. It would re- our nation’s health. It is not an acceptable come any time soon is because, again, duce direct spending by $1.8 billion trade off. the Affordable Care Act is working over the 2016–2020 period, and reduce We spend billions of dollars on treating dis- when it comes to controlling costs. So the direct spending by $45 million over ease once people become sick. This invest- that is the other side of the discussion. the 2016–25 period. ment in prevention is a key component of ef- The Affordable Care Act is working in With that, Mr. Speaker, I urge Mem- forts to improve health and bend the health terms of providing more coverage and bers to support H.R. 1190, the Pro- care cost curve. Using this money to pay for improving treatment and management tecting Seniors’ Access to Medicare other priorities will only damage the long-term of chronic care on the one hand, and Act, and repealing IPAB. health of our nation. the evidence is that it is also reducing I yield back the balance of my time. I urge my colleagues to protect the federal cost on the other hand. So it makes Mr. PASCRELL. Mr. Speaker, I reluctantly government’s only dedicated investment in sense to try to preserve that, and I rise in opposition to the Protecting Seniors’ prevention and vote against H.R. 1190. think the public health fund and pre- Access to Medicare Act. It was critical that the Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise in vention fund is a critical piece. Affordable Care Act (ACA) included the cutting opposition to H.R. 1190, the Protecting Sen- I urge my colleagues to oppose this edge delivery and payment reforms that it did. iors’ Access to Medicare Act of 2015, which legislation for the reasons enumerated. But, I have never believed that the Inde- repeals the Independent Payment Advisory I reserve the balance of my time. pendent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) will Board (IPAB), that was established under the Mr. PITTS. I reserve the balance of be effectively able to fulfill its stated mission of ACA in response to high rates of growth in my time. cost containment. I have concerns with how Medicare expenditures and charged with de- Mr. SARBANES. Mr. Speaker, I yield IPAB will operate and that it gives up impor- veloping proposals to ‘‘reduce the per capita myself the balance of my time. tant Congressional authority over payment. rate of growth in Medicare spending.’’

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Mr. Speaker, I rise pealing IPAB before it has a chance to work, take away the patient protections and benefits today to commemorate the 150th anni- the bill would eliminate an important safeguard of the Affordable Care Act. versary of Juneteenth, the oldest cele- that will help reduce the rate of Medicare cost Mr. Speaker, I ask that we stop wasting our bration honoring the end of slavery in growth responsibly while protecting Medicare time in taking away healthcare protections and Texas and in the U.S. beneficiaries. benefits and work to ensure that we support In Texas, the observance of June 19 Mr. Speaker, H.R. 1190 is nothing but an- the current law. as Emancipation Day for Blacks has other attempt, in a long line of House Repub- A law that is providing access to an industry spread across the United States and be- lican efforts to undermine both the Medicare once denied to so many Americans and now yond as a symbol of freedom and oppor- guarantee and the Affordable Care Act. supports millions. tunity that reflects how far we have Repealing IPAB cost over $7 billion during I urge my colleagues to join me in voting come as a nation. the course of a ten year period according to against H.R. 1190. Mr. Speaker, as Texas commemo- the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). The SPEAKER pro tempore. All time rates Juneteenth, I want to take just a Republicans have chosen to pay for the for debate has expired. little time here to acknowledge a few cost of this repeal with cuts to the ACA’s Pre- Pursuant to House Resolution 319, of the public celebrations that will vention and Public Health Fund. the previous question is ordered on the take place in the congressional district This fund has invested nearly $5.25 billion bill, as amended. that I represent. into programs that support a number of public The question is on the engrossment In Grand Prairie, in the very proud health initiatives, including obesity prevention and third reading of the bill. Dalworth community at Tyre Park, and childhood immunization. The bill was ordered to be engrossed they are going to celebrate the holiday It has been used to increase awareness of and read a third time, and was read the with a fish fry and live music on and access to preventive health services and third time. Juneteenth. Also, in the city of Fort reduce tobacco use—concentrating on the The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Worth, there will be a Juneteenth pa- causes of chronic disease to help more Ameri- question is on the passage of the bill. rade and celebration, and there will be cans stay healthy. The question was taken; and the a gathering at the Fort Worth Water Eliminating these funds in the name of dam- Speaker pro tempore announced that Gardens in downtown Fort Worth. aging the sustainability of Medicare is a two- the ayes appeared to have it. I also want to acknowledge my good pronged attack on our nation’s public health. Mr. PITTS. Mr. Speaker, on that I friend, Opal Lee, who has worked very After more than five years under the Afford- demand the yeas and nays. hard to bring so much recognition of able Care Act, 16.4 million Americans have The yeas and nays were ordered. Juneteenth around the city of Fort gained health coverage; up to 129 million peo- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Worth, the State, and the Nation as ple who could have otherwise been denied or ant to clause 8 of rule XX, further pro- well. faced discrimination now have access to cov- ceedings on this question will be post- As we mark 150 years celebrating erage. poned. Juneteenth, let us commemorate a new Mr. Speaker, given the real challenges fac- f era of achievements in the Black com- ing our nation, it is irresponsible for the Re- munity giving us all a chance to reflect publican majority to continue bringing to the REPEAL THE MEDICAL DEVICE on our roots and an opportunity to edu- floor bills that have no chance of becoming TAX cate the next generation about such a law and would harm millions of Americans if (Mr. POLIQUIN asked and was given historic day. they were to be enacted. permission to address the House for 1 f House Republicans have tried 58 times to minute.) undermine the Affordable Care Act, which has Mr. POLIQUIN. Mr. Speaker, Maine PROTECTING SENIORS’ ACCESS TO enabled more than 16 million previously unin- is home to the most skilled wood- MEDICARE ACT sured Americans to know the peace of mind workers on Earth, but ObamaCare’s (Mr. LAMALFA asked and was given that comes from having access to affordable, medical device tax is killing our jobs. permission to address the House for 1 accessible, high quality health care. Hardwood Products and Puritan com- minute and to revise and extend his re- Their record to date is 0–58; it will soon be panies in Guilford have been family- marks.) 0–59 because the President has announced run businesses for nearly 100 years. 450 Mr. LAMALFA. Mr. Speaker, I rise that he will veto this bill if it makes it to his hard-working Mainers produce 3.5 mil- today in support of H.R. 1190, the Pro- desk. lion popsicle sticks per day. The com- tecting Seniors’ Access to Medicare Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to look at pany also manufactures more tongue Act, which repeals ObamaCare’s arbi- the facts before prematurely repealing sec- depressors and medical swabs than any trary Independent Payment Advisory tions of the ACA that have significant negative other business in the Western Hemi- Board, known as IPAB. impacts on Americans currently insured. sphere. Its only competitor is located One of the most concerning and The Independent Payment Advisory Board in China. equally troubling aspects of recommends to Congress policies that reduce Puritan Company pays nearly $250,000 ObamaCare is its unprecedented shift the rate of Medicare growth and help Medi- per year in medical device tax. As a re- of power to Washington bureaucrats. care provide better care at lower costs. sult, they can’t afford to buy new The Independent Payment Advisory IPAB has been highlighted by the non-par- equipment to manufacture new med- Board is no exception to that. Entrust- tisan CBO, economists, and health policy ex- ical products or hire more workers. ing 15 unelected bureaucrats with perts as contributing to Medicare’s long-term It is not right for this ObamaCare tax across-the-board power to reduce Medi- sustainability. to export our manufacturing jobs to care spending and decide which treat- The Board is already prohibited from recom- China. It is not right for this punitive ments are determined necessary only mending changes to Medicare that ration tax to smother innovation that helps serves to jeopardize access to quality health care, restrict benefits, modify eligibility, Americans enjoy longer and healthier care for our seniors. increase cost sharing, or raise premiums or lives. We know by now that one-size-fits-all revenues. Today, let’s all band together, Re- solutions coming from D.C. will not fix Under current law, the Congress retains the publicans and Democrats here in the our healthcare system. Instead, we authority to modify, reject, or enhance IPAB House, to deep-six this horrible tax. recommendations to strengthen Medicare, and should focus on advancing well IPAB recommendations would take effect only f thought-out, long-term solutions to if the Congress does not act to slow Medicare b 1400 make Medicare more sustainable so we cost growth. can protect access to care now and for Despite the Supreme Court’s upholding of COMMEMORATING THE 150TH future generations. the law’s constitutionality, the reelection of ANNIVERSARY OF JUNETEENTH This bill brings us one step closer to President Obama, and Speaker JOHN BOEH- (Mr. VEASEY asked and was given getting Washington out of the way and NER’s declaration that: ‘‘Obamacare is the law permission to address the House for 1 putting Americans back in charge of of the land,’’ Republicans refuse to stop wast- minute.) their healthcare decisions.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:33 Jun 19, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A18JN7.024 H18JNPT1 smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H4536 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 18, 2015 DACA ANNIVERSARY Mr. Speaker, I am a member of the that this Nation would be one day. It (Mr. HOYER asked and was given Committee on Homeland Security as was their vision, it was their faith, and permission to address the House for 1 well as the special task force on foreign it was their philosophy about this new minute and to revise and extend his re- fighters, and as part of that, we spend Nation. They were revolutionary ideas marks.) a lot of time studying terrorism and that they brought forth because it was Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, this week the terrorist attacks against this Na- the first time in the history of man- we marked 3 years since President tion. One thing that I have seen that is kind that a government existed with Obama created the Deferred Action for consistent about these terrorist at- emphasis on the freedom of individual, Childhood Arrivals, or DACA. He did tacks is that they are attacking us not empowering the individual. Every this in response to Congress’ failure to because of who we are. Most of them other government on the face of the pass the DREAM Act and help children don’t even know our names. They may Earth before this had focused its atten- of undocumented immigrants stay here not know our families or what we be- tion upon a group, a collective, wheth- and help build a better future for lieve, and it may well be the case in er it was by their race or their religion America. Charleston, as I know it was in Gar- or aristocracy or their family line. But For children who probably know no land, Texas, in the attacks there, they our Founding Fathers sensed some- language other than English and know didn’t even know their victims. But thing different: if we empower the indi- no country other than America, for what I have seen with these attacks of vidual, if we recognize the rights that many of these immigrants brought terrorism is they are attacks about God has given them and we give them here as children through no fault of what we stand for, and that is freedom. the freedom to excel and exceed, then their own, America is the only home In Garland, Texas, it was an attack our Nation, as a whole, would excel. they have ever known. They love this on the First Amendment, our freedom They believed that these rights were country, and they deserve a chance to of speech. Last night, it was an attack important to be protected: the right to stay and contribute to our Nation’s fu- on the most fundamental right that speak freely, the right to have ideas, ture. our Founding Fathers gave to us, and the right to pursue happiness, the right President Obama announced an ex- that is our freedom of religion, a right to pursue commerce, and the right to panded DACA last year, along with the that, as they said, was given to us by worship without fear of oppression program that deals with parents of God and cannot be taken away. from the government. These were revo- such children to help the immigrant Mr. Speaker, I have had the oppor- lutionary ideas. parents of American citizens and legal tunity since being in Congress a short They also knew that they had a chal- residents. Unfortunately, a partisan amount of time—and it is more than an lenge. Because of these revolutionary lawsuit has held up their implementa- opportunity, it is really a privilege—to ideas, they knew that they would not tion, and Republicans have now voted take constituents as they come to the be well accepted by other governments three times to end this opportunity for Capitol here on tours. As I walk down because it threatened the power base of children of immigrants. They would the Halls of this building and I point those governments. In fact, they knew split families apart. out the statue of Thomas Jefferson they would have to take on the most If my Republican friends wish to that we have right outside the Cham- powerful military force in the history change our immigration policies, they ber, or even as I stand here, the image of the entire world if they were ever have a perfect vehicle, Mr. Speaker, for of Moses is looking at me as he is look- going to see these ideas come to fru- doing so: a comprehensive immigration ing over the Chamber, as I see the stat- ition. reform bill supported, in my opinion, ues of our Founding Fathers, they have Now, think about that. This ragtag by a majority of the House of Rep- left us reminders of why we are here. rabble of Washington’s soldiers would resentatives. Let’s bring such a bill to Mr. Speaker, as we are getting close have to take on the most powerful the floor so that we can fix our broken to the great anniversary festival of the military force in the history of the immigration system and create a path- birth of this Nation, I think it is im- world. It was an impossible task, and way to citizenship for these DREAMers perative and important that we as a they understood that. But, Mr. Speak- and others who have been living and body are reminded of why we are here. er, that phrase that is in marble above working here for almost all their lives. I just want to speak briefly about two the rostrum reflects one of those two f phrases that you can find in Wash- key phrases, because in the last line of ington, D.C., that remind us not only of the Declaration of Independence, our OUR DOCUMENTS OF FREEDOM why we are here, but what it takes to Founding Fathers wrote these words: The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under preserve the freedom that we have been ‘‘And for the support of this Declara- the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- given. tion, with a firm Reliance on the Pro- uary 6, 2015, the gentleman from Geor- Mr. Speaker, as I walked down the tection of divine Providence, we mutu- gia (Mr. LOUDERMILK) is recognized for aisle to come to this podium, I just ally pledge to each other our Lives, our 60 minutes as the designee of the ma- glanced up above the rostrum where Fortunes, and our sacred Honor.’’ jority leader. you are standing, and I see four words, You see, ‘‘In God We Trust’’ was the Mr. LOUDERMILK. Mr. Speaker, ‘‘In God We Trust.’’ That is one of the first element that they identified that quite often, as others have already phrases that my eyes often go to as I we must have if we were going to pre- done today, when I have come before am sitting in this Chamber as we are serve this freedom that they were this body, it has been to recognize debating bills. I reflect back on why do fighting for. someone who has done something sig- we have that phrase here? Now, outside the National Archives, nificant in my district or to speak Well, it also goes back to another where that Declaration is still on dis- about a bill, whether I was for it or phrase that I have seen recently as I play, are the words, ‘‘Eternal vigilance against it, or a piece of policy or an was taking a tour of The Mall outside is the price of freedom.’’ issue. But today I don’t have pre-pre- this building, where we have the muse- ‘‘Eternal vigilance is the price of pared remarks. I just wanted to remind ums of the heritage of this Nation. freedom.’’ those of us who are here of why we are There is also a building there, the Na- You see, that is the second phrase here. Why do we attend sessions here in tional Archives. Inside that building that I think we must be reminded of this body day in and day out? What is are the documents of freedom, the today. The second part of that last line the purpose for our being here? most hallowed of all of our documents: of the Declaration of Independence Before I begin remarks, Mr. Speaker, the Constitution; the Bill of Rights; says, ‘‘we mutually pledge to each I would like to personally extend my and then the one that we hold the most other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our thoughts and prayers on behalf of my- sacred, the one that is most requested sacred Honor.’’ You see, freedom is not self and my family, as well as those of by visitors to this Nation’s Capital to free, and it is held and it is protected the 11th Congressional District in see, and that is the Declaration of at a price. Georgia, to those victims of the hor- Independence. Just recently, I was given the oppor- rific attack that happened last evening In that Declaration, our Founding tunity to travel to the beaches of Nor- in Charleston, South Carolina. Fathers expressed what they believed mandy. As I stood upon the sands of

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In my 21 years of military at home right around Memorial Day, I stands in shock at beheadings, immola- infantry service, I have never seen en- was looking at that jar of sand, and I tions, crucifixions, sexual enslavement, emies defeated by defense. started thinking: What if these sands and human suffering as a way of gov- While passive measures are impor- could speak? What would they say? ernance could exist on earth today. tant, they are only complementary. What would they tell us in this august As the world has watched in horror, The President is looking for nations in body here? What would they tell the it has also looked to America. Where the Middle East to lead. Middle East- people of our Nation if that sand could America leads, nations stand shoulder ern countries are looking to the United speak? to shoulder; where America is absent, States for leadership. We cannot ap- You see, that sand absorbed the blood tyranny takes its chances and rears its proach this problem like pushing a of American patriots who had the cour- ugly head—but who would have strand of wet spaghetti. Grab it by the age to step off of those Higgins boats thought barbarity would emerge? front, and it will go where you want it into the line of fire, and I wondered Since last year, the President has to go. why would they do that, knowing that been unable to articulate his strategy If Iraq and Syria were a crime-ridden more than likely they would never re- to aid our ally in Iraq to combat ISIS. neighborhood, this nine-line strategy turn back home. You see, that sand ab- As a combat veteran of Iraq that has would be like relying on neighborhood sorbed the blood of these patriots. had to watch my American and Iraqi watches to physically fight criminals The sand also may be able to tell us friends die, that has had to handle the and restore leadership of the town. The of the last words that were spoken by flesh and blood of battle, that has had mayor and police would then tell them, some of those patriots as they drew to do terrible things to destroy en- Well, if you clean up your neighbor- their last breath after giving their emies, that has had to watch the good hood, then we will come and provide lives, their very lives, for our freedom. people of Iraq suffer in absence of effec- the protection that you require—if Would they tell the name of the father tive government, this is deeply per- only life worked that way. or mother as they cried out their last sonal. The military can provide pauses, but cry of hope? It is personal because I have lived we cannot provide an Iraqi collapse among the Sunni Arab. I have cele- when the President pulls out all the b 1415 brated his victories, his wedding, his protection necessary to sustain a nas- Would they tell the name of a sweet- birthdays, and his accomplishments. I cent government. If the United States heart which they will never embrace or have mourned as close Iraqi friends is not committed with a diplomatic, a brother or a sister or a child that have died to acts of terror and mourned economic, and informational solution, they will never see? when Iraq’s educated, intelligent, and all the heroics exerted by our men and As I started thinking about it, I free people have been expunged. women in uniform to provide a window started realizing that sand held the The President’s refusal to negotiate a will be squandered once again if we DNA of these soldiers—not just DNA of status of forces agreement and decision abandon our gains. the soldiers, but the DNA of our entire to abandon Iraq in 2012 is largely re- Secretary Carter and Chairman of Nation. sponsible and aided ISIS’ path to de- the Joint Chiefs Dempsey spoke of try- I believe today, Mr. Speaker, that, if struction in that country. ing to find people willing to fight in that sand could tell us anything today We soldiers and servicemembers who Iraq. There are plenty of them. The in this body, it is to remember what have sacrificed so much in Iraq weep. problem is they are Sunni Arabs and they died for. We defeated Saddam’s army, toppled Kurds. They do not wish to live under I believe, if that sand could speak the Ba’athist government, captured ISIS; yet we will not organize them today, that sand would tell us these and brought a world tyrant to justice, into a Sunni-Arab and Sunni-Kurd fed- words: this is why we died, because we fought an insurgency, and stood shoul- eration that would actually stand a hold these truths to be self-evident, der to shoulder with disenfranchised chance of success and would be a dead- that all men are created equal and they Sunnis and Kurds to restore control to ly blow to the objectives of ISIS. are endowed by their Creator with cer- Iraq’s Government. We turned the They want to govern themselves be- tain inalienable rights; that amongst country around with a military pause. cause Baghdad cannot include them. these are life, liberty, and the pursuit The President used that pause for They do not wish to live under ISIS’ of happiness; that to ensure these abandonment and political expediency; barbarity, and we should embrace rights, governments are instituted where we sacrificed, he quit. I speak for them. among men, deriving their just powers so many of the Iraq veterans when I In the interim, what can be done that from the consent of the governed. say: Mr. President, you have hurt us is not passive? How about some of this? As we are nearing that celebration— deeply. You have torn a hole within us. Cripple Raqqa. This town, it is clear, is we celebrate 239 years of the birth of We are at a loss to see the state of Iraq the center of ISIS power. The Presi- this Nation—I call upon the Members today. dent’s Cabinet says: We are worried of this body to once again reflect on Now, as we ask what can be done, we about collateral damage and civilian why we are here, and that is to pre- see a strategy offered by this adminis- casualties. serve freedom. tration. I heard it yesterday in the News flash, the most humane thing Mr. Speaker, I thank you for this op- House Armed Services Committee we can do to end the suffering of hun- portunity to speak. when Secretary of Defense Carter and dreds of thousands of people is cripple I yield back the balance of my time. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Dempsey what ISIS draws its strength from; de- f attempted to articulate it. I left more stroy their infrastructure, hammer the confused than when I entered. electricity capacity of that city, de- ISIS CRISIS The President is offering a plan with- stroy the bridges on their roads of in- The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. out vision or conviction. Indeed, Sec- gress and egress, take away the oil re- NEWHOUSE). Under the Speaker’s an- retary Carter could not even name it, fining installations that they possess nounced policy of January 6, 2015, the calling it the so-called nine-line strat- and use to fund themselves with mil- Chair recognizes the gentleman from egy. So-called? Do we not even have lions of dollars of illegal cash. Oklahoma (Mr. RUSSELL) for 30 min- enough conviction to call the strategy We have the ability to rebuild those utes. some name? Is it our strategy or not? later, but ISIS would be diminished Mr. RUSSELL. Mr. Speaker, in the Are we so unsure of it that we do not deeply by their loss. The most humane last couple of weeks, America has even know what to call it? Then we thing we can do to protect civilians is asked what is our strategy to defeat were informed of the ‘‘lily pad strat- defeat the barbarians, causing their

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There were loopholes in the TPA. went on the bench that I got the only stop putting ISIS recruiting videos as b 1430 jury verdict against what was then the B-roll on your newscasts. Replace it largest oil company in the world. I with crosshairs and explosions of their One of my Democratic friends was don’t know if it was or is. That is what defeat, or show the world their acts of telling me, Mr. Speaker, that he was I was told. barbarity, instead, for the B-roll. Stop being told that the whole reason the I know something about practicing using their images and their propa- President came up here is that, by law, and I know something about being ganda for furthering American news- passing this trade agreement, it is a judge. I know that, with any case in casts. Americans, write your local going to allow the President to get his which the public would suspect that I news stations and tell them to stop it. agenda done in the next 18 months could not be impartial, I would have to Iran, here is the cold reality and its without Congress being able to stop recuse myself. Sometimes, judges will impact on ISIS and Middle East unrest. him. just recuse themselves so they don’t Lifting sanctions on Iran will intro- Some of my Democratic friends pre- have to make a tough call—I never did duce tens of billions of dollars into fer that Congress have more say than that—but there are times when you these war-torn nations and will desta- that, and some were not happy with have such a strong opinion about a bilize the entire region. Mr. President, the proposal at all. They also were matter that you have no business sit- do not lift the sanctions on Iran. They smart enough to know there are a lot ting on that case. must show good action before we show of American jobs that will be lost be- Now, ethical requirements would in- good will. cause of that bill. I am not an isola- sist that a judge conduct his perform- Finally, we must go back to the tionist. I believe in free trade, but I ance as a judge in such a way that it drawing board on this so-called strat- don’t believe in free rein for a Presi- comports with the requirements of the egy of halfheartedness. Using American dent. I am afraid that is what it will canons of ethics. However, this isn’t an warriors should mean backing them do, and that is why I had to vote ‘‘no’’ ethical violation that would get you a with the full weight and might of this once again. letter from some bar president or from Republic. But it passed, and now, we will see if somebody saying: We think you vio- Mr. President, do you not realize what some of my Democratic friends lated the canons of ethics. that our enemies hear you loud and were told is accurate in that the bill This isn’t it. This is United States clear when you say you will not sign will allow the President to achieve his law. This is the law of the land. This is the Defense Authorization? Secretary agenda without Republicans being able part A. Part B goes into some different Carter, do you not realize that we are to stop him. It appears that way to me, possibilities when a judge might have still negotiating it between both in reading the bills, that he has got to recuse him or herself, but it is vol- Houses of Congress? Why do you say enough loopholes he can take advan- ume 28 of the United States Code, sec- you support a veto when we are still in tage of. tion 455, and section A doesn’t have the process of its negotiation? By such Plus, even without loopholes, there is any subparts to it like B does. B is, actions, one thing is certainly clear: a requirement of notification. He was like I say, other examples where the nothing is too good for the troops, and required to notify us before he released judge might have to recuse himself, but nothing is what they will get. anybody from Guantanamo. He didn’t A is unequivocal. Instead, lead, achieve, get an ISIS do it. He went ahead and released five ‘‘Any justice, judge, or magistrate strategy worthy of this mighty Repub- of the worst murderers in return for a judge of the United States shall’’—that lic, sign the Defense Authorization, guy who is, we are told, about to be is a ‘‘shall’’—‘‘disqualify himself’’—ge- and let’s get back to our constitutional charged with desertion. neric, male or female—‘‘in any pro- requirement to provide for our Nation’s The President doesn’t seem to be ceeding in which his impartiality defense. bogged down by having to follow the Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance might reasonably be questioned.’’ law, but I am impressed with my This is not some model code of eth- of my time. friends who think—but, yes—if we pass The SPEAKER pro tempore. Mem- ics. This is the United States law. No one more law that makes him give us bers are reminded to address their re- one in the country, including on the notice, after 61⁄2 years of his not keep- marks to the Chair and not to a per- United States Supreme Court, is sup- ing us apprised as the law requires, this ceived viewing audience. posed to be above the law. As we have time, we think he really, really will. talked about, we have two Justices f I am impressed with that kind of op- who have performed same-sex mar- WEEK IN REVIEW timism, even though the old expression riages. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under here in Washington is, no matter how In fact, the article by Greg Richter, the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- cynical you get, it is never enough to May 18 of 2015, is quoting from uary 6, 2015, the Chair recognizes the catch up. Sometimes, I think there is Maureen Dowd in her article in which gentleman from Texas (Mr. GOHMERT) merit to that. Maureen Dowd writes regarding Jus- for 30 minutes. In any event, Mr. Speaker, there is tice Ginsburg: ‘‘With a sly look and Mr. GOHMERT. Mr. Speaker, we had an issue even far more important than special emphasis on the word ’Constitu- an interesting vote today on the trade trade that is about to hit this country. tion,’ Justice Ginsburg said that she agreement, and I know my friends at It could create a constitutional crisis was pronouncing the two men married Club for Growth have scored that. of proportions that some of the Jus- by the powers vested in her by the Con- They wanted people to vote ‘‘yes’’ be- tices on the Supreme Court can’t imag- stitution of the United States.’’ cause they believed, as some have said, ine. Mr. Speaker, I blew up the law. Now, there is no question that Jus- it is about free trade; but it is a bit This is the law. It is not an ethical re- tice Ginsburg is biased, prejudiced. She ironic for those who follow politics be- quirement. has her own opinion about this matter. cause, on the one hand, Republicans I mean, having been a prosecutor, a She has had her opinion about this. were being told this will allow us to defense—heck, I was even court-ap- That was clear in the first same-sex force the President to keep us apprised, pointed to appeal a capital murder con- marriage she performed. For her not to to give us notice of what is going on so viction. I don’t know how many here disqualify herself is a violation of the that we can reign anything in that is on the floor have appealed a capital law of the United States; yet we are not helpful to the country. murder conviction. I begged the judge told that Justice Ginsburg is not going I didn’t have that impression of the not to appoint me, but he did anyway, to recuse herself, that she wants to be bill, not when reading the TPA, not and when I got into the thousands of part of a majority opinion.

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We believe they but it is an illegal act for someone to opinion in the case, so he disqualified are better off than any of us here in the violate this law. himself. That is acting in accordance United States or on Earth. Then, of course, we also had Justice with the law. Because of their beliefs, we believe Kagan as mentioned in the fall of last Mr. Speaker, I keep coming back to they are in paradise with Jesus him- year, in September of last year, in The this. It is a matter of a constitutional self, with the Lord, but it is the ter- Hill, when Peter Sullivan reported: crisis when the Highest Court in the rible wake they leave behind that is so ‘‘’Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan land not merely strikes down and says tragic. State senator, from all accounts officiated a same-sex wedding on Sun- that their opinion is more important a good man, not only a Christian day,’ a court spokeswoman told the As- than Moses’, depicted up there in the brother, but a really good man, pastor. sociated Press. center point of this room, more impor- Three men, six women. So our hearts ‘‘The ceremony in Maryland for a tant than Moses’, depicted in the mar- go out to them. We don’t want anybody former law clerk is the first same-sex ble wall over the Supreme Court, hold- to be prejudiced against anybody. wedding that Kagan has performed. ing the Ten Commandments. But when it comes to the founding Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and re- The Supreme Court says theirs is block, the foundation of any solid soci- tired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor more important than the opinions es- ety, it doesn’t matter what relation- have performed same-sex weddings in tablished and stated by Jesus Christ ships exist. It doesn’t matter who loves the past. when he said—and he was quoting or is friends with whom. As a Chris- ‘‘Gay marriage,’’ the article reads, Moses—that a man shall leave his tian, I think I can love most every- ‘‘has been a divisive topic at the Su- mother and father, a woman leave her body. There are a few it is kind of preme Court as it has been elsewhere in home, and the two will come together tough, but most everybody. I have got the country.’’ and be one flesh, and what God has some Democrats over here. I love them. The article reads: ‘‘The Court could joined together, let no man put asun- They are just wonderful people. They decide as early as this month whether der. are wrong on issues, but I love them. That is the law of God according to to take up the issue again in the com- They are great folks. There is no ani- Moses. It is the law of God according to ing session, this time to consider a mus. Jesus. It is tough enough if you have a more sweeping ruling declaring a right But when it comes to the foundation United States Supreme Court which, to same-sex marriage across the coun- of this Nation, the home, a mother and back in the 1890s, said this is clearly a try. a father, regardless of what other rela- Christian nation. Despite what any ‘‘Ginsburg said last week that, unless tionships may exist between siblings, opinions may be, the evidence estab- an appeals court allows a gay marriage between anybody else, what matters is lished. This country was established as ban to stand, ‘there is no need for us to you don’t destroy the central building a Christian nation. rush’ on a Supreme Court ruling.’’ The great thing is that, if a nation is block. But they took the case up, and now, I was intrigued when the Iowa Su- established on Judeo-Christian beliefs, we are told they are going to rule by preme Court back in 2009 didn’t use it allows anybody to live here and to June 30 of this month. these words, but basically said there is function here and to do so without im- Clearly, Justice Kagan is disquali- no evidence in nature to indicate a pediment to one’s beliefs because one fied. She has had a profound opinion. It preference of a marriage being between can be an atheist, an agnostic, a Bud- reads ‘‘in which the impartiality might a man and a woman. It was clear the dhist, a Muslim. reasonably be questioned.’’ You can be any of those things, as people of Iowa spoke—I love those There are different standards of evi- long as you are not trying to take over folks. They were awesome. They came dence in the law. Some States use dif- the country like some would like to do. out, and for the first time since the up- ferent burdens of proof. You can have or-down retention vote started, I un- more likely than not if it is a group, b 1445 derstand, in 1960 or 1962 or so, they like on a jury, one more than half. If But otherwise, by basing a country threw out the judges that were up for there is a preponderance of the evi- on Judeo-Christian beliefs, we have reelection because the vast majority in dence that it is more likely than not, provided more freedom for individuals Iowa knew that is ridiculous. then you find that way. than any nation in the history of the Nature makes very clear that you Probable cause is an issue that has world. And yet we may have an ulti- start a family, whether you keep both an evidentiary requirement. It has got mate crisis here when a Court says our a mother and father, things happen. to be, probably, something is likely or opinion is more important than God, if There are so many of our greatest has occurred, a preponderance of the there is one, more important than Americans have arisen from orphan- evidence. I mentioned that ‘‘beyond a Moses, more important than Jesus. Our ages or from single-parent homes, but reasonable doubt’’ is what most crimi- opinion is not only more important still it doesn’t get away from the opti- nal courts have before you can find than those people, but it is the law of mum being nature says you are best off someone guilty. Evidence must be be- the land, and it is so important that if you have a mother and father. They yond a reasonable doubt. There are our opinion count that we are going to can produce children. Yes, you can some courts that use a standard called violate the law ourselves in order to adopt children, sure, but that is where ‘‘clear and convincing evidence.’’ force our opinion—clearly what it is— nature comes in and says, yeah, but the This United States law doesn’t use our opinion on the United States of optimum is a mother and a father in a any of those standards. It is a very America. home. weak threshold before a judge or a Jus- I don’t want anybody to be preju- I know there are some who are in- tice must disqualify himself. He must diced against anybody else. I was sick volved in same-sex marriage. They are disqualify himself. I hated the fact that to my stomach this morning hearing not able to love as I do. They hate any- Justice Scalia, some years back, had to about the shooting in Charleston, body that disagrees with them. There disqualify himself, but he had already South Carolina. This evil perpetrator are some that can love me, though we had an opinion expressed about, I be- killed my brothers and sisters. We are disagree. I hope that the continued ha- lieve it was, the Pledge of Allegiance. brothers and sisters in Christ. Skin tred that has been growing among He could not be sure that it wouldn’t color does not matter one bit. He killed some in the same-sex community can end up as a 4–4 decision, which meant my brothers and sisters. be tamped down, but this is an issue the ninth circuit decision would stand, I hope America joins me in mourn- that is foundational to any society which struck down ‘‘under God’’ in the ing. I know the people on both sides of that is going to maintain strength,

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Probably impeachment would 1864. A letter from the Associate Adminis- to stop those like the evil perpetrator be in order. If they break the law in trator, Agricultural Marketing Service, in Charleston, like the leftwinger I order to change dramatically the law, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, Department think it was in North Carolina that they shouldn’t be on the Supreme of Agriculture, transmitting the Depart- killed the Muslims. There is no call for Court. ment’s final rule — Grapes Grown in a Des- that. The man needs to go to prison. In ignated Area of Southeastern California; In- It is my hope and prayer they will do creased Assessment Rate [Doc. No.: AMS- Texas, we would say it is a multiple the legal thing, recuse themselves be- murder. I would say you need to get FV-14-0106; FV15-925-2 FR] received June 16, fore the Court makes its final decision 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the the death penalty for killing more than with regard to marriage. If they don’t, Committee on Agriculture. one Muslim. There is no place for that. they will go down in legitimate Amer- 1865. A letter from the Acting Under Sec- But again, when it comes to the opti- ican history books as being exceedingly retary, Personnel and Readiness, Depart- mum home, a loving mother and father destructive, and history will note that ment of Defense, transmitting a letter au- can procreate, adopt, but regardless of thorizing ten officers on the enclosed list to they violated the law in order to who agrees or disagrees, this is going wear the insignia of the grade of rear admi- change the law so that it would be the to be a civilization changer, and it is ral or rear admiral (lower half), as indicated, way they wanted, not with a constitu- not going to be for the better. We are pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 777; to the Committee tional amendment, not through a legis- going to continue our divisiveness and on Armed Services. lative process, not by a constitutional 1866. A letter from the Secretary, Depart- destructiveness when the highest Court convention that article V provides for. ment of Defense, transmitting a letter on the in the land has Justices that say: My They just had the feeling that they approved retirement of Vice Admiral Bruce opinion is so much more important wanted to tinker with over 200 years of E. Grooms, United States Navy, and his ad- than the Bible, Moses, Jesus. My opin- vancement to the grade of vice admiral on ion is so much more valuable that I am law and foundational societal structure the retired list; to the Committee on Armed going to violate the law; I am going to and force America to abide by their Services. break the law so I can sit on this opin- legislative agenda. Again, I just can’t 1867. A letter from the Deputy Director, ion, so the country can have my forced get over that. ODRM, Department of Health and Human If they don’t disqualify themselves, Services, transmitting the Department’s di- opinion on it. rect final rule — Removal of Obsolete Provi- I know there are Christian leaders, they will violate the law to try to change the law with the agenda they sions received June 17, 2015, pursuant to 5 some are ready to capitulate, but there U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on En- are some that won’t. But we are now to have made clear that they have. So, ergy and Commerce. the point, STEVE KING and I and some Mr. Speaker, I hope Americans will 1868. A letter from the Assistant Director, others, addressed back when the hate join me in not only hoping, but praying Senior Executive Management Office, De- crime bill was being discussed, that we that their hearts will be touched, that partment of Defense, transmitting a report are going to lead to the point where they will decide not to act illegally, pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform you ultimately persecute, eventually that they will be moved toward acting Act of 1998, Pub. L. 105-277; to the Committee lawfully, disqualify themselves, and let on Oversight and Government Reform. prosecute people because of their be- 1869. A letter from the Assistant Director, liefs about sexuality. People then were us get a proper opinion from the Su- Senior Executive Management Office, De- wrong because they couldn’t see the fu- preme Court. partment of Defense, transmitting a report ture, but this is where we have come. I yield back the balance of my time. pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Now, if you hold the same beliefs f Act of 1998, Pub. L. 105-277; to the Committee that David Axelrod says the President on Oversight and Government Reform. didn’t, but he said it in order to get LEAVE OF ABSENCE 1870. A letter from the Associate General elected, that a marriage is a man and a Counsel for General Law, Office of the Gen- By unanimous consent, leave of ab- eral Counsel, Department of Homeland Secu- woman, you hold that belief that most sence was granted to: rity, transmitting two reports pursuant to Americans have held and still hold, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois (at the the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, that the Founders all held regardless of request of Mr. MCCARTHY) for today on Pub. L. 105-277; to the Committee on Over- their sexuality, they believed a family, account of family medical reasons. sight and Government Reform. marriage at least, was a man and a Mr. JOLLY (at the request of Mr. 1871. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Ad- woman, that that was foundational. MCCARTHY) for today on account of a So I am not sure what is going to ministration, Department of Transportation, family emergency. transmitting a report pursuant to the Fed- happen in this country. I don’t have Mr. CLYBURN (at the request of Ms. that kind of crystal ball. But I know if eral Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, Pub. L. PELOSI) for today on account of official 105-277; to the Committee on Oversight and we have two or three Justices who are business in district. Government Reform. clearly disqualified, who have clearly 1872. A letter from the Director, Office of indicated—not only raised questions as f Personnel Management, transmitting the Of- to whether they could be reasonably ADJOURNMENT fice’s final rule — Designation of National questioned as to their impartiality, Security Positions in the Competitive Serv- they made clear they are very, very Mr. GOHMERT. Mr. Speaker, I move ice, and Related Matters (RIN: 3206-AM73) re- partial. I don’t know what happens, but that the House do now adjourn. ceived June 15, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. it isn’t going to be good at all. The motion was agreed to; accord- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Oversight Justice Sotomayor has made state- ingly (at 2 o’clock and 58 minutes and Government Reform. ments that indicate she has an opinion p.m.), under its previous order, the f before this case was decided. So, Mr. House adjourned until tomorrow, Fri- REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON Speaker, I hope scholars will look care- day, June 19, 2015, at noon. PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS fully at this and they will understand, f Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of if Supreme Court Justices violate the committees were delivered to the Clerk law in order to change the law dra- EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC. for printing and reference to the proper matically, as they want to do, is that a calendar, as follows: valid law? I don’t believe it is. If they Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive Mr. MCCAUL: Committee on Homeland Se- break the law in order to make the communications were taken from the curity. H.R. 2390. A bill to require a review of law, it is a void law. They need to Speaker’s table and referred as follows: university-based centers for homeland secu- recuse themselves and let an impartial 1863. A letter from the Secretary, Office of rity, and for other purposes (Rept. 114–168, group on the Court make the decision. the Executive Director, Commodity Futures Pt. 1). Referred to the Committee of the It should be left to the States anyway. Trading Commission, transmitting the Com- Whole House on the state of the Union.

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Mr. MCCAUL: Committee on Homeland Se- H.R. 2824. A bill to provide whistleblower By Mr. MARINO: curity. H.R. 1646. A bill to require the Sec- protections to certain workers in the off- H.R. 2834. A bill to enact certain laws re- retary of Homeland Security to research how shore oil and gas industry; to the Committee lating to the environment as title 55, United small and medium sized unmanned aerial on Education and the Workforce. States Code, ‘‘Environment’’; to the Com- systems could be used in an attack, how to By Mr. BABIN (for himself, Mr. GOSAR, mittee on the Judiciary. prevent or mitigate the effects of such an at- Mr. OLSON, and Mr. WEBER of Texas): By Ms. MCSALLY (for herself, Ms. tack, and for other purposes; with amend- H.R. 2825. A bill to eliminate the offsetting TITUS, Mr. HURD of Texas, Mr. ments (Rept. 114–169 Pt. 1). Referred to the accounts that are currently available for use GALLEGO, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. GOSAR, Committee of the Whole House on the state by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Serv- Mr. ZINKE, Ms. SINEMA, Mr. DONOVAN, of the Union. ices; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and and Mr. KNIGHT): Mr. CALVERT: Committee on Appropria- in addition to the Committee on Homeland H.R. 2835. A bill to actively recruit mem- tions. H.R. 2822. A bill making appropria- Security, for a period to be subsequently de- bers of the Armed Forces who are separating tions for the Department of the Interior, En- termined by the Speaker, in each case for from military service to serve as Customs vironment, and related agencies for the fis- consideration of such provisions as fall with- and Border Protection Officers; to the Com- cal year ending September 30, 2016, and for in the jurisdiction of the committee con- mittee on Homeland Security, and in addi- other purposes (Rept. 114–170). Referred to cerned. tion to the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee of the Whole House on the By Mrs. BUSTOS (for herself, Mr. for a period to be subsequently determined state of the Union. FITZPATRICK, Mr. COOPER, Ms. by the Speaker, in each case for consider- BROWNLEY of California, Mr. COFF- DISCHARGE OF COMMITTEE ation of such provisions as fall within the ju- MAN, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Pursuant to clause 2 of rule XIII, the risdiction of the committee concerned. Mr. BERA, Mr. SCHRADER, Mr. NOLAN, By Ms. MENG (for herself, Mr. CON- Committee on Transportation and In- and Mr. LOEBSACK): YERS, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MCGOVERN, frastructure discharged from further H.R. 2826. A bill to establish the Commis- Ms. FRANKEL of Florida, Mr. consideration. H.R. 1646 referred to the sion on Government Transformation to SWALWELL of California, Ms. LEE, Ms. Committee of the Whole House on the make recommendations to improve the econ- ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. O’ROURKE, Mr. omy, efficiency, and effectiveness, of Federal state of the Union. CROWLEY, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mrs. programs, and for other purposes; to the Pursuant to clause 2 of rule XIII, the NAPOLITANO, Ms. NORTON, Ms. Committee on Oversight and Government Committee on Science, Space, and KUSTER, Mr. HASTINGS, Mrs. KIRK- Reform, and in addition to the Committee on PATRICK, Ms. CLARK of Massachu- Technology discharged from further Rules, for a period to be subsequently deter- setts, and Mrs. TORRES): consideration. H.R. 2390 referred to the mined by the Speaker, in each case for con- H.R. 2836. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Committee of the Whole House on the sideration of such provisions as fall within Standards Act of 1938 to expand the number state of the Union. the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. of employers required to provide a reason- By Mr. CONNOLLY (for himself and f able time and place for employees to express Mr. WITTMAN): milk at the workplace; to the Committee on PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS H.R. 2827. A bill to allow additional ap- Education and the Workforce. pointing authorities to select individuals Under clause 2 of rule XII, public By Ms. NORTON: from competitive service certificates, and for H.R. 2837. A bill to direct the Joint Com- bills and resolutions of the following other purposes; to the Committee on Over- titles were introduced and severally re- mittee on the Library to accept a statue de- sight and Government Reform. picting Pierre L’Enfant from the District of ferred, as follows: By Mrs. DAVIS of California (for her- Columbia and to provide for the permanent By Mrs. HARTZLER (for herself and self, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Ms. BORDALLO, display of the statue in the United States Ms. KUSTER): and Mr. GRIJALVA): Capitol; to the Committee on House Admin- H.R. 2828. A bill to amend titles 28 and 10, H.R. 2818. A bill to promote permanent istration. United States Code, to allow for certiorari families for children, privacy and safety for By Mr. NUNES (for himself, Mr. KIND, review of certain cases denied relief or re- unwed mothers, responsible fatherhood, and Mr. BOUSTANY, Mr. THOMPSON of Cali- view by the United States Court of Appeals security for adoptive parents by establishing fornia, Mr. LUCAS, Mrs. NOEM, Mr. for the Armed Forces; to the Committee on a National Responsible Father Registry and DENHAM, Mr. VALADAO, Mr. BLU- the Judiciary. encouraging States to enter into agreements MENAUER, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. PETER- By Mr. DIAZ-BALART (for himself and to contribute the information contained in SON, Ms. JENKINS of Kansas, and Mr. the State’s Responsible Father Registry to Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN): H.R. 2829. A bill to repeal the Patient Pro- MARCHANT): the National Responsible Father Registry, tection and Affordable Care Act and health H.R. 2838. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- and for other purposes; to the Committee on care-related provisions in the Health Care enue Code of 1986 to provide for the deduct- Ways and Means. and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, ibility of charitable contributions to agricul- By Mr. GOSAR (for himself, Mrs. and for other purposes; to the Committee on tural research organizations, and for other BLACKBURN, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. Energy and Commerce, and in addition to purposes; to the Committee on Ways and FLEMING, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. the Committees on Ways and Means, Edu- Means. JODY B. HICE of Georgia, and Mr. cation and the Workforce, Natural Re- By Mr. PASCRELL: MILLER of Florida): sources, the Judiciary, House Administra- H.R. 2839. A bill to reform and modernize H.R. 2819. A bill to amend the Public tion, Rules, Appropriations, and the Budget, domestic refugee resettlement programs, and Health Service Act to make certain provi- for a period to be subsequently determined for other purposes; to the Committee on the sions relating to health insurance inappli- by the Speaker, in each case for consider- Judiciary. cable in a State that does not have an ex- ation of such provisions as fall within the ju- By Mr. SALMON: change established by the State under sec- risdiction of the committee concerned. H.R. 2840. A bill to prohibit any appropria- tion 1311 of the Patient Protection and Af- By Mr. GOODLATTE: tion of funds for the Science and Technology fordable Care Act; to the Committee on En- H.R. 2830. A bill to make technical amend- account of the Environmental Protection ergy and Commerce. ments to update statutory references to cer- Agency; to the Committee on Science, By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for him- tain provisions classified to title 2, United Space, and Technology. self, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. JOLLY, and Mr. States Code; to the Committee on the Judici- By Mr. STIVERS (for himself, Mr. FATTAH): ary. WELCH, Mr. MCKINLEY, Ms. SCHA- H.R. 2820. A bill to reauthorize the Stem By Mr. GOODLATTE: KOWSKY, Mr. RENACCI, and Mr. Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005, H.R. 2831. A bill to make technical amend- TIBERI): and for other purposes; to the Committee on ments to update statutory references to pro- H.R. 2841. A bill to amend the Federal Energy and Commerce. visions classified to chapters 44, 45, 46, and 47 Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure that By Mr. RENACCI (for himself and Mr. of title 50, United States Code; to the Com- eligible product developers have competitive KIND): mittee on the Judiciary. access to approved drugs and licensed bio- H.R. 2821. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- By Mr. GOODLATTE: logical products, so as to enable eligible enue Code of 1986 to reform partnership audit H.R. 2832. A bill to make technical amend- product developers to develop and test new rules; to the Committee on Ways and Means. ments to update statutory references to cer- products, and for other purposes; to the Com- By Mr. CA´ RDENAS: tain provisions classified to title 52, United mittee on Energy and Commerce. H.R. 2823. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code; to the Committee on the Judici- By Mr. WILLIAMS: States Code, to ensure that juveniles adju- ary. H.R. 2842. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- dicated in Federal delinquency proceedings By Mr. KILMER (for himself and Mr. enue Code of 1986 to simplify individual in- are not subject to solitary confinement while HECK of Washington): come tax rates; to the Committee on Ways committed to juvenile facilities; to the Com- H.R. 2833. A bill to establish the Maritime and Means. mittee on the Judiciary. Washington National Heritage Area in the By Mr. PAYNE (for himself, Mr. BISHOP By Mr. DESAULNIER (for himself, Mr. State of Washington, and for other purposes; of Georgia, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. HUFFMAN, and Mrs. CAPPS): to the Committee on Natural Resources. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr.

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JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. LOEBSACK, By Mr. PITTS (for himself, Mr. DANNY lution No. 141, urging the United States Con- Ms. NORTON, Mr. PETERS, Ms. K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. gress to take such actions as are necessary PLASKETT, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. CONYERS, HUELSKAMP, and Mr. CARSON of Indi- to designate Grambling State University as Ms. CLARKE of New York, Ms. JACK- ana): a United States Department of Agriculture SON LEE, Mr. MACARTHUR, Mr. CAR- H. Res. 332. A resolution recognizing the 1890 land-grant institution; jointly to the NEY, Mr. CLAY, Mr. SIRES, Mr. LANCE, immeasurable contributions of fathers in the Committees on Agriculture and Education Mr. YOHO, Mr. DUNCAN of South Caro- healthy development of children, supporting and the Workforce. lina, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. CONNOLLY, responsible fatherhood, and encouraging 67. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. KATKO, Mr. LUCAS, greater involvement of fathers in the lives of the State of Louisiana, relative to Senate Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, Mr. WILSON of their children, especially on Father’s Day; to Resolution No. 109, commending the United South Carolina, Mr. RICHMOND, Mr. the Committee on Education and the Work- States Congress on the passage of bipartisan RUSH, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. force. legislation to permanently set the payment SERRANO, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. f amounts that Medicare pays for physician THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. services, known as the doc fix; jointly to the CHAFFETZ, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. DAVID MEMORIALS Committees on Ways and Means and Energy SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials and Commerce. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. were presented and referred as follows: f BECERRA, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. LARSON 57. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of of Connecticut, Mr. NADLER, Mr. CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY the Legislature of the State of Nevada, rel- FATTAH, Mr. COHEN, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. ative to Assembly Joint Resolution No. 4, STATEMENT HONDA, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. urging Congress to enact legislation allowing GALLEGO, and Mr. KILDEE): Pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII of H. Con. Res. 57. Concurrent resolution sup- individual states to establish daylight saving the Rules of the House of Representa- porting National Men’s Health Week; to the time as the standard time in their respective tives, the following statements are sub- states throughout the calendar year; to the Committee on Oversight and Government mitted regarding the specific powers Reform. Committee on Energy and Commerce. 58. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of granted to Congress in the Constitu- By Mr. NOLAN: H. Res. 326. A resolution expressing the the State of Oregon, relative to Senate Joint tion to enact the accompanying bill or sense of the House of Representatives regard- Memorial 4, urging Congress to pass legisla- joint resolution. ing the need to reduce the influence of tion that would better align 42 C.F.R. part 2 By Mrs. HARTZLER: money in politics; to the Committee on with the Health Insurance Portability and H.R. 2818. House Administration, and in addition to the Accountability Act; to the Committee on Congress has the power to enact this legis- Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to Energy and Commerce. lation pursuant to the following: 59. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the be subsequently determined by the Speaker, Article, I, Section 8, Clause 1 (The Con- State of Colorado, relative to Senate Resolu- in each case for consideration of such provi- gress shall have Power To lay and collect tion 15-003, supporting pregnancy resource sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay centers in their unique contributions to the committee concerned. the Debts and provide for the common individual lives of women and men and of ba- By Mr. CASTRO of Texas (for himself, Defence and general Welfare of the United bies--both born and unborn; to the Com- Mr. HINOJOSA, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. States) of the United States Constitution. mittee on Energy and Commerce. CA´ RDENAS, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. By Mr. GOSAR: 60. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of VARGAS, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. BEN RAY H.R. 2819. the State of Florida, relative to Senate Me- LUJA´ N of New Mexico, Mr. Congress has the power to enact this legis- morial 1422, urging the Congress and the GUTIE´ RREZ, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. VELA, lation pursuant to the following: President to pass and enact new economic Mr. SIRES, Mr. COSTA, Ms. LORETTA Article I, Section 8, Clause 3. sanctions against Iran should that nation be SANCHEZ of California, and Ms. ‘‘The Congress shall have Power to regu- found to be in violation of the Joint Plan of MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New late Commerce with foreign Nations, and Action or fail to reach an acceptable agree- Mexico): among the several States, and with the In- ment by the dates set forth in the November H. Res. 327. A resolution recognizing the dian Tribes.’’ 2014 extension of the Joint Plan of Action; to three-year anniversary of the Deferred Ac- This bill also makes specific changes to ex- tion for Childhood Arrivals program, which the Committee on Foreign Affairs. 61. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of isting law in a manner that returns power to permits young people who were brought to the States and to the People, in accordance the United States by their parents as chil- the State of Nevada, relative to Senate Joint Resolution No. 21, Urging Congress to enact with Amendment X of the United States dren to remain temporarily in the United Constitution. States and make meaningful contributions comprehensive immigration reform; to the Committee on the Judiciary. ‘‘The powers not delegated to the United to our country; to the Committee on the Ju- States by the Constitution, nor prohibited diciary. 62. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of Oregon, relative to House Joint by it to the States, are reserved to the By Ms. GABBARD (for herself, Mr. States respectively, or to the people.’’ FITZPATRICK, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. LEWIS, Memorial 19, urging the Secretary of Energy and Congress to support siting of United By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey: Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. LARSEN of H.R. 2820. Washington, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. States Department of Energy’s Frontier Ob- servatory for Research in Geothermal En- Congress has the power to enact this legis- CROWLEY, and Mr. SMITH of Wash- lation pursuant to the following: ington): ergy at the Newberry Geothermal Project; to the Committee on Science, Space, and Tech- Article 1, Section 8 H. Res. 328. A resolution commemorating By Mr. RENACCI: the inaugural ‘‘International Yoga Day’’ on nology. H.R. 2821. June 21; to the Committee on Oversight and 63. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of Congress has the power to enact this legis- Government Reform. the State of Colorado, relative to Senate lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. AL GREEN of Texas (for him- Joint Resolution 15-019, declaring March 23, Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1: self, Ms. SINEMA, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. 2015, to be ‘‘Colorado Aerospace Day’’; to the The Congress shall have Power To lay and POLIS, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of Committee on Science, Space, and Tech- collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, New York, Mr. POCAN, Mr. TAKANO, nology. to pay the Debts and provide for the common and Ms. JACKSON LEE): 64. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of Defence and general Welfare of the United H. Res. 329. A resolution encouraging the the State of Oregon, relative to Senate Joint celebration of the month of June as LGBTQ Memorial 11, urging the Congress to support States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises Pride Month; to the Committee on the Judi- the mission of the Veterans Health Adminis- shall be uniform throughout the United ciary. tration Office of Rural Health and efforts to States By Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself, Mr. improve access to health care for veterans in Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 To make all Laws which shall be necessary AMODEI, and Mr. DUNCAN of Ten- rural areas; to the Committee on Veterans’ nessee): Affairs. and proper for carrying into Execution the H. Res. 330. A resolution expressing the 65. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vest- sense of the House of Representatives that the State of Oregon, relative to House Joint ed by this Constitution in the Government of Members of Congress should support and pro- Memorial 9, urging the Congress to recognize the United States, or in any Department or mote the respectful and dignified disposal of the presumption of a service connection for Officer thereof. worn and tattered American flags; to the Agent Orange exposure for United States By Mr. CALVERT: Committee on the Judiciary. veterans who served in the waters defined by H.R. 2822. By Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM the combat zone in Vietnam, and in the air- Congress has the power to enact this legis- of New Mexico: space over the combat zone; to the Com- lation pursuant to the following: H. Res. 331. A resolution expressing support mittee on Veterans’ Affairs. The principal constitutional authority for for States to adopt ‘‘Racheal’s Law’’; to the 66. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the this legislation is clause 7 of section 9 of ar- Committee on the Judiciary. State of Louisiana, relative to Senate Reso- ticle I of the Constitution of the United

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Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of H.R. 2837. gress shall have the Power. . . to pay the the Constitution confers on Congress the au- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Debts and provide for the common Defence thority to make all laws necessary and prop- lation pursuant to the following: and general Welfare of the United States er for carrying into execution the powers clause 2 of section 3 of Article IV of the . . .’’ Together, these specific constitutional vested by the Constitution in the govern- Constitution. provisions establish the congressional power ment of the United States, or in any depart- By Mr. NUNES: of the purse, granting Congress the author- ment or officer thereof. This legislation H.R. 2838. ity to appropriate funds, to determine their makes technical amendments to update stat- Congress has the power to enact this legis- purpose, amount, and period of availability, utory references to provisions classified to lation pursuant to the following: and to set forth terms and conditions gov- chapters 44, 45, 46, and 47 of title 50, United Clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the Con- erning their use. States Code, as necessary to keep the title stitution of the United States. By Mr. CA´ RDENAS: current and make technical corrections and By Mr. PASCRELL: H.R. 2823. improvements. Making revisions to the H.R. 2839. Congress has the power to enact this legis- United States Code is a necessary role of Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: Congress with respect to executing the pow- lation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United ers vested by the Constitution in the govern- Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution. ment of the United States. States Constitution. By Mr. DESAULNIER: By Mr. GOODLATTE: By Mr. SALMON: H.R. 2824. H.R. 2832. H.R. 2840. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8. Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Con- Article I, Section 9, Clause 7—’’No money By Mr. BABIN: stitution. Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in H.R. 2825. the Constitution confers on Congress the au- Consequence of Appropriations made by Law; Congress has the power to enact this legis- thority to make all laws necessary and prop- and a regular Statement and Account of the lation pursuant to the following: er for carrying into execution the powers Receipts and Expenditures of all public Article I, Section 8, Clause 4—To establish vested by the Constitution in the govern- Money shall be published from time to a uniform rule of naturalization, and uni- ment of the United States, or in any depart- time.’’ form laws on the subject of bankruptcies ment or officer thereof. This legislation By Mr. STIVERS: throughout the United States. Article I, Sec- makes technical amendments to update stat- H.R. 2841. tion 8, Clause 18—To make all laws which utory references to certain provisions classi- Congress has the power to enact this legis- shall be necessary and proper for carrying fied to title 52, United States Code, as nec- lation pursuant to the following: into execution the foregoing powers, and all essary to keep the title current and make This bill is enacted pursuant to the power other powers vested by this Constitution in technical corrections and improvements. granted to Congress under Article I, section the government of the United States, or in Making revisions to the United States Code 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution. any department or officer thereof is a necessary role of Congress with respect The Constitution’s Commerce Clause allows By Mrs. BUSTOS: to executing the powers vested by the Con- Congress to enact laws when reasonably re- H.R. 2826. stitution in the government of the United lated to the regulation of interstate com- Congress has the power to enact this legis- States. merce. lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. KILMER: By Mr. WILLIAMS: This bill is enacted pursuant to the power H.R. 2833. H.R. 2842. granted to Congress under Article I, Section Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitu- lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: tion. Article 1, section 8, clauses 1 and 18, and The Congress shall have Power to lay and By Mr. CONNOLLY: Article IV, section 3, clause 2 of the U.S. collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, H.R. 2827. Constitution. to pay the Debts and provide for the common Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. MARINO: Defence and general Welfare of the United lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2834. States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, of the Con- Congress has the power to enact this legis- shall be uniform throughout the United stitution of the United States lation pursuant to the following: States. By Mrs. DAVIS of California: Congress has the power to enact this legis- f H.R. 2828. lation, which maintains the United States Congress has the power to enact this legis- Code by codifying Federal statutes, pursuant ADDITIONAL SPONSORS lation pursuant to the following: to Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Con- Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors Article 1, Section 8 stitution. Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of By Mr. DIAZ-BALART: the Constitution confers on Congress the au- were added to public bills and resolu- H.R. 2829. thority to make all laws necessary and prop- tions, as follows: Congress has the power to enact this legis- er for carrying into execution the powers H.R. 6: Mr. MOOLENAAR, Mr. DONOVAN, Mr. lation pursuant to the following: vested by the Constitution in the govern- WENSTRUP, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. HASTINGS, Mrs. Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Con- ment of the United States, or in any depart- CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Mr. NAD- stitution. ment or officer thereof. This legislation en- LER, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. TROTT, By Mr. GOODLATTE: acts certain laws relating to the environ- Ms. KAPTUR, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. RAN- H.R. 2830. ment as title 55, United States Code, ‘‘Envi- GEL, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. REED, Congress has the power to enact this legis- ronment.’’ Codifying Federal statutes is a Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan, Mr. LAMALFA, lation pursuant to the following: necessary role of Congress with respect to Mr. CRENSHAW, Ms. SINEMA, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Con- executing the powers vested by the Constitu- Mr. WEBSTER of Florida, and Ms. BORDALLO. stitution. Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of tion in the legislative branch of the United H.R. 154: Mr. WALZ. the Constitution confers on Congress the au- States. H.R. 167: Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. thority to make all laws necessary and prop- By Ms. MCSALLY: GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. PRICE of North er for carrying into execution the powers H.R. 2835. Carolina, Mr. FARR, Mr. HONDA, Mr. RANGEL, vested by the Constitution in the govern- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Mr. FORTENBERRY, and Ms. BROWNLEY of ment of the United States, or in any depart- lation pursuant to the following: California. ment or officer thereof. This legislation Article 1, Section 8, Clause 12: To raise and H.R. 282: Ms. ESTY. makes technical amendments to update stat- support Armies, but no Appropriation of H.R. 288: Mrs. BEATTY. utory references to certain provisions classi- Money to that Use shall be for a longer Term H.R. 292: Mrs. DINGELL. fied to title 2, United States Code, as nec- than two Years; H.R. 320: Ms. SPEIER and Mr. COHEN. essary to keep the title current and make Article 1, Section 8, Clause 13: To provide H.R. 347: Mr. CLAY. technical corrections and improvements. and maintain a Navy; H.R. 358: Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. Making revisions to the United States Code Article 1, Section 8, Clause 14: To make DEUTCH, Ms. BORDALLO, and Mr. ASHFORD. is a necessary role of Congress with respect Rules for the Government and Regulation of H.R. 465: Mr. WESTERMAN. to executing the powers vested by the Con- the land and naval Forces; H.R. 540: Mr. GROTHMAN. stitution in the government of the United By Ms. MENG: H.R. 556: Mr. TAKAI, Mr. HILL, Mr. DUNCAN States. 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H.R. 578: Mr. MOONEY of West Virginia. H.R. 1678: Mr. SHUSTER. H.R. 2555: Mr. JONES. H.R. 600: Mr. NEAL. H.R. 1683: Mr. LEWIS, Mrs. CAROLYN B. H.R. 2571: Mr. FORTENBERRY, Mr. DIAZ- H.R. 610: Mr. ROUZER. MALONEY of New York, Mr. BRADY of Penn- BALART, and Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. H.R. 649: Ms. SLAUGHTER sylvania, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. H.R. 2576: Mr. SCHRADER and Ms. SCHA- H.R. 699: Mr. LUCAS. DEFAZIO, Mr. NORCROSS, Mr. FARR, Mr. KOWSKY. H.R. 700: Mr. RUSH. KEATING, Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. H.R. 2620: Mr. GIBSON. H.R. 721: Mr. TONKO, Mr. TURNER, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. ISSA, Mr. UPTON, H.R. 2643: Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Mr. POLIQUIN, Mr. CA´ RDENAS, and Mr. GROTHMAN. Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. SWALWELL LUETKEMEYER, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Mr. H.R. 727: Mr. BEN RAY LUJA´ N of New Mex- of California, Mrs. DINGELL, and Mr. VEASEY. SCHWEIKERT, and Mr. SMITH of Texas. ico. H.R. 1684: Mr. GROTHMAN. H.R. 2647: Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS. H.R. 771: Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana. H.R. 1686: Mr. LYNCH. H.R. 2680: Mr. YARMUTH. H.R. 775: Mr. WELCH and Mr. SCHIFF. H.R. 1688: Ms. SINEMA, Mr. CA´ RDENAS, Ms. H.R. 2691: Ms. BORDALLO. H.R. 836: Mr. ALLEN, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. SLAUGHTER, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, and Mr. H.R. 2710: Mr. LUETKEMEYER. ROSS, Mr. SMITH of Missouri, Mr. LANCE, Mr. NOLAN. H.R. 2716: Mr. HUDSON. MULLIN, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, and H.R. 1718: Mr. AMODEI and Mr. NEWHOUSE. H.R. 2721: Mr. GRIJALVA and Mr. VEASEY. Mr. ISRAEL. H.R. 1739: Mr. LUETKEMEYER. H.R. 2734: Ms. EDWARDS, Mr. DELANEY, and H.R. 855: Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. H.R. 1748: Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mr. JOLLY, Mr. Mr. CUMMINGS. H.R. 865: Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. KILMER, and Ms. ESTY. H.R. 2737: Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. H.R. 868: Mr. KIND. H.R. 1779: Mr. GARAMENDI and Mr. BLU- PETERS, and Ms. BORDALLO. H.R. 887: Mrs. BLACKBURN. MENAUER. H.R. 2738: Mr. VEASEY. H.R. 911: Mr. MILLER of Florida. H.R. 1784: Mr. BUTTERFIELD and Mr. H.R. 2740: Mr. VEASEY, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. H.R. 913: Mr. GRIJALVA. RIGELL. LEWIS, Mr. KILDEE, and Mr. HIGGINS. H.R. 1019: Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, H.R. 1786: Mr. GUINTA. H.R. 2745: Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Ms. STEFANIK, and Mr. AMODEI. H.R. 1804: Mr. CARTWRIGHT. H.R. 2748: Ms. ESHOO. H.R. 1151: Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. H.R. 1853: Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mr. TED LIEU of H.R. 2750: Mr. KEATING. H.R. 1197: Mr. FOSTER. California, Mr. TOM PRICE of Georgia, and H.R. 2761: Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina. H.R. 1202: Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. MACARTHUR. H.R. 2770: Mr. RICHMOND. H.R. 1220: Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. BERA, Mr. H.R. 1877: Ms. ESTY and Mr. LOEBSACK. H.R. 2788: Mr. TIBERI. CONNOLLY, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. H.R. 1893: Mr. BABIN, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, H.R. 2805: Ms. KUSTER. CULBERSON, Mr. COLLINS of New York, Mr. Mr. CARTER of Georgia, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. H.R. 2817: Mr. COSTELLO of Pennsylvania. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Ms. Graham, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. KELLY of Pennsyl- H.J. Res. 50: Mr. FARENTHOLD, Mr. AUSTIN WALDEN, Mr. COHEN, Mr. JOYCE, Mr. MARCH- vania, Mr. LOUDERMILK, Mr. MEADOWS, and SCOTT of Georgia, and Mr. LONG. ANT, Mrs. Watson Coleman, and Mr. NUGENT. Mr. WESTMORELAND. H. Con. Res. 33: Mr. LAMBORN and Mr. H.R. 1233: Mr. PITTENGER. H.R. 1919: Mr. VALADAO and Mr. BARLETTA. GROTHMAN. H.R. 1270: Mr. DESJARLAIS. H.R. 2016: Mrs. CAPPS. H. Con. Res. 56: Ms. ESTY, Mr. COLE, Mr. H.R. 1282: Mr. MCGOVERN. H.R. 2046: Mr. GROTHMAN. CRAMER, Mr. HULTGREN, Mr. JONES, Mr. H.R. 1300: Mr. BENISHEK. H.R. 2050: Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of REED, Mr. PERRY, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. KINZINGER H.R. 1309: Mr. HIGGINS. New Mexico. of Illinois, Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana, and Mr. H.R. 1312: Mr. KIND and Mr. NOLAN. H.R. 2059: Mr. DELANEY. LAMALFA. H.R. 1321: Mr. HUFFMAN and Mr. GRIJALVA. H.R. 2063: Ms. LEE and Mr. CA´ RDENAS. H. Res. 54: Mr. HANNA. H.R. 1360: Mr. CA´ RDENAS, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. H.R. 2072: Mr. POCAN and Mr. BLUMENAUER. H. Res. 112: Mr. LANGEVIN. CONYERS, Mrs. LAWRENCE, and Ms. BASS. H.R. 2125: Ms. KUSTER. H. Res. 117: Mr. KILDEE. H.R. 1378: Mr. COHEN. H.R. 2147: Ms. BASS. H. Res. 130: Mr. TROTT. H.R. 1388: Mr. LUCAS. H.R. 2217: Mr. MOULTON. H. Res. 214: Mr. GARAMENDI and Mr. H.R. 1414: Mr. LOEBSACK. H.R. 2244: Mr. OLSON. DEUTCH. H.R. 1427: Mr. BYRNE and Mr. LOEBSACK. H.R. 2247: Mrs. BLACKBURN and Mr. H. Res. 230: Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, H.R. 1434: Ms. MAXINE WATERS of Cali- O’ROURKE. Mr. HILL, and Mr. COHEN. fornia. H.R. 2259: Mr. GIBSON. H. Res. 259: Mr. HINOJOSA. H.R. 1460: Mr. MCGOVERN. H.R. 2295: Mr. PERRY and Mr. WESTERMAN. H. Res. 282: Mr. PRICE of North Carolina. H.R. 1475: Mr. WESTERMAN, Mr. ABRAHAM, H.R. 2296: Ms. ESHOO, Mr. COHEN, and Mr. H. Res. 286: Ms. JACKSON LEE, Ms. EDDIE Mr. CURBELO of Florida, Mr. THORNBERRY, HUFFMAN. BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Ms. PLASKETT, Mr. BURGESS, and Mr. SESSIONS. H.R. 2302: Ms. LEE. and Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN. H.R. 1516: Mr. GRAVES of Missouri and Mr. H.R. 2341: Mr. FITZPATRICK. H. Res. 294: Mr. COSTELLO of Pennsylvania. JOLLY. H.R. 2360: Ms. BROWNLEY of California. H. Res. 318: Mr. LANCE, Mr. WEBER of H.R. 1559: Mr. MACARTHUR. H.R. 2379: Mr. DESAULNIER. Texas, and Mr. JOYCE. H.R. 1581: Mr. TAKANO, Mr. POCAN, Ms. H.R. 2400: Mr. MOOLENAAR and Mrs. MIMI f DUCKWORTH, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Mr. WALZ, WALTERS of California. Mr. VARGAS, Ms. GABBARD, Mrs. KIRK- H.R. 2404: Mr. LOEBSACK and Mr. VALADAO. PETITIONS, ETC. PATRICK, Mr. SWALWELL of California, Mr. H.R. 2410: Mr. CLAY and Mrs. LAWRENCE. GRIJALVA, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Mr. H.R. 2417: Mr. BOUSTANY. Under clause 3 of rule XII, DESAULNIER, Ms. SINEMA, Mr. CA´ RDENAS, Mr. H.R. 2429: Mrs. NAPOLITANO. 14. The SPEAKER presented a petition of JONES, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. H.R. 2461: Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mrs. DIN- the Oakland County Board of Commis- HECK of Nevada, Mr. TURNER, Mr. KNIGHT, GELL, Mr. ISRAEL, Mrs. BEATTY, and Mr sioners, Michigan, relative to miscellaneous and Mr. MACARTHUR. SMITH of Texas. resolution No. 15110, urging the Michigan H.R. 1595: Mr. KNIGHT. H.R. 2466: Mr. YOHO and Mr. DUNCAN of Legislature to adopt legislation creating a H.R. 1598: Mr. HECK of Nevada. South Carolina. sales and use tax exemption for the purchase H.R. 1610: Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. H.R. 2510: Mr. TROTT. of tested and approved firearms safety and H.R. 1613: Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania. H.R. 2520: Mr. WELCH. storage devices; to the Committee on the Ju- H.R. 1644: Mr. ZINKE. H.R. 2524: Mr. YOUNG of Indiana. diciary.

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Vol. 161 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 2015 No. 98 Senate The Senate met at 9:30 a.m. and was heard this morning in my morning MORNING BUSINESS called to order by the President pro briefing and then the news accounts of The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under tempore (Mr. HATCH). this sickening revelation of what took the previous order, the Senate will be f place in South Carolina last night. in a period of morning business for 1 Think about this. The sanctity of a PRAYER hour, with Senators permitted to speak house of worship was violated as a gun- therein, with the time equally divided, The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- man opened fire in the historically fered the following prayer: with the majority controlling the first Black Emanuel AME Church in half and the Democrats controlling the Let us pray. Charleston, SC. Eternal God, You are perfect in wis- final half. dom and goodness. Thank You for the We know now at least nine people are Mr. REID. Mr. President, I suggest great and mysterious opportunities of dead, and others, of course, are hurt. I the absence of a quorum. our lives. Empower our Senators to don’t know how to describe it. This in- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The seize these opportunities, thereby, ful- dividual was like a wolf in sheep’s clerk will call the roll. filling Your purposes for their lives in clothing. He sat among the congrega- The legislative clerk proceeded to this generation. May Your Spirit guide tion for a substantial amount of time call the roll. them in their thoughts, words, and before he pulled out a weapon and Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I ask deeds, providing them with the wisdom started firing at people. The thought of unanimous consent that the order for they need to navigate through life’s people who were in a house of worship the quorum call be rescinded. turbulent seas. Keep their thoughts being gunned down as they gathered to The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without pure, their words truthful, and their pray is heart-wrenching, devastating, objection, it is so ordered. actions trustworthy, giving them con- and is the ultimate act of cowardice f sciences void of offense toward You or and hatred. As our good Chaplain said, our hearts TRAGEDY IN CHARLESTON, SOUTH humanity. Lord, inspire them to be CAROLINA mindful of their eternal destiny and go out to the families and friends of their accountability to You. Use them the people who were gunned down in Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, typi- today as instruments for Your glory. that church. It is hard to even com- cally I would come to the floor and And, Lord, comfort the families and prehend anything so awful. So, on be- talk about the business at hand before loved ones of the victims of the half of the Senate family, we send our the Senate, but I think that in light of Charleston, SC, church shooting. support and our sympathy. the horrific news we all woke up to this We pray in Your merciful Name. We hope Charleston law enforcement morning, I wish to touch briefly on the Amen. are able to capture this murderer, and tragic events that unfolded overnight f the perpetrator be swiftly apprehended in Charleston, SC. Although we don’t know all the facts, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE and brought to justice. Mr. President, I had some remarks I by all appearances, the gunman tar- The President pro tempore led the was going to give, but they could be geted worshippers while they were in Pledge of Allegiance, as follows: deemed partisan in nature and I can church in a way that certainly shocks I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the give them some other time. I don’t feel all of our conscience and sensibilities. I United States of America, and to the Repub- it would be appropriate for me now to think it is the sort of act that we all lic for which it stands, one nation under God, find hard to understand, and it is truly indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. talk about these things that are defi- unspeakable. f nitely inappropriate today with this pall hanging over our country. Law enforcement is doing what it RECOGNITION OF THE MINORITY Based upon that, I would ask that the does best, which is conducting its in- LEADER Presiding Officer announce the busi- vestigation, including looking for the The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. ness of the day. suspect. HELLER). The Democratic leader is rec- I think it is appropriate that we all ognized. f offer our thoughts and perhaps say a f private prayer for all of those who were affected by this senseless and horrific TRAGEDY AT EMANUEL AME RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME tragedy. CHURCH The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under Obviously, the Senate has some im- Mr. REID. Mr. President, I don’t the previous order, the leadership time portant business to do, and I will come know another way to describe what I is reserved. back later and talk more specifically

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God said: With that, I yield the floor. right several generations of people on Your land will become desolate, and your I suggest the absence of a quorum. this Earth have to use up a finite re- cities will lie in ruins. Then at last the land The PRESIDING OFFICER. The source that was created over millions will enjoy its neglected Sabbath years as it clerk will call the roll. of years. It took 3 or 4 million years to lies desolate while you are in exile in the The legislative clerk proceeded to create the oil and gas that is under- land of your enemies. Then the land will fi- call the roll. neath our Earth. How do we have the nally rest and enjoy the Sabbaths it missed. Mr. KING. Mr. President, I ask unan- right to use it all up in 200 or 300 years? The concept is we have an obligation imous consent that the order for the That assumes we are the only people to the land, to the Earth that has been quorum call be rescinded. who will ever occupy this planet. In- given to us. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. deed, I don’t believe that is the case. Then, we skip all the way from the ROUNDS). Without objection, it is so or- Obviously, it is not the case. There are beginning of the Old Testament to the dered. generations that will come after us—6, end of the New Testament to the Book f 7, 8, 10 generations of people who will of Revelations, and there is a kind of come after us. Why do we have the admonition, I think, for all of us in TRAGEDY IN SOUTH CAROLINA right to use resources that the Earth terms of our stewardship of the Earth. Mr. KING. Mr. President, before be- created for all of time? In Revelations 11:18, the Chapter ginning my remarks, I want to express One of the fundamental premises of says: ‘‘But your wrath came, and the my profound sorrow, sympathy, and the Old Testament is, of course, the time for the dead to be judged, and for condolences to the people of South Ten Commandments. One of the basic rewarding your servants . . . and for Carolina and the people of Charleston Ten Commandments is ‘‘Thou shalt not destroying the destroyers of the for the tragedy that occurred last steal.’’ I believe we are stealing re- earth.’’ night. To my colleagues, Senators sources from future generations by That is something we ought to take SCOTT and GRAHAM, and to all the peo- simply using them up in our lifetimes. very seriously; that the time will come ple of South Carolina, these things are That is moral and ethical issue No. 1. for the destroying of the destroyers of very hard to understand, very hard to The second ethical issue is the funda- the Earth. This is all about morality, fathom, and I think I speak for all of mental ethical and moral principle of theology, and ethics. This is about sim- our colleagues when I say our hearts go stewardship. The first line of the Bible ply taking care of the asset the Good out to the people of South Carolina says: ‘‘In the beginning God created Lord gave us—whatever Name you give this morning concerning this unspeak- the heaven and the earth.’’ God cre- to the Good Lord. It is the Earth we able tragedy. ated—God created—the heaven and the have been given. It is the only Earth f Earth. We have a responsibility to we have. It is the only home we have, steward, to take care of the creation and we simply can’t destroy it. Yet in PAPAL ENCYCLICAL ON CLIMATE Genesis it says man is given dominion CHANGE that God gave us. There are some very interesting Bib- over the waters, the Earth, and the ani- Mr. KING. Mr. President, there has lical references early in the Bible, in mals. But that doesn’t mean we are en- been a great deal of discussion this Leviticus, the third Book of the Bible, titled to destroy it. It means we have week, and there will be, I am sure, over about this concept of stewardship. One to steward it, we have to conserve it. the next few days, about Pope is in Leviticus 25. The Lord said to That is really what this discussion is Francis’s comments in his encyclical Moses: ‘‘The land must never be sold on all about. This is about ethics. This is issued this morning on the issue of cli- a permanent basis, for the land belongs about morality. It is about theology, as mate change and on the issue of the to me.’’ This is God speaking: The land I have demonstrated. preservation of the environment. Some belongs to me. ‘‘You are only for- Now, I want to go from the Good of the reaction has been that the Pope eigners and tenant farmers working for Book to another way to state this. In should stay away from science and me.’’ Maine we have what is called the stick to morality and theology. I am That is the concept of a long-term Maine rototiller rule. It is all you need here this morning to say I believe that stewardship—that we don’t own the to know about environmental steward- is exactly what he is doing. He is stick- land. Yes, we have deeds and we think ship: If you borrow your neighbor’s ing to morality and theology, and that we own it, and we can pass it on to our rototiller to clean up your garden in is why he has made the statement that children, but we don’t own the planet, the spring, the principle is you always he has. and we have a responsibility to pass return it in as good shape as you got it, I have always viewed this issue in that resource on to our children in with a full tank of gas. That is environ- fundamentally an ethical and moral good shape and not destroy it. mental stewardship. We don’t own this context. There has been a lot of talk, Another interesting provision in Le- planet. We have it on loan. Therefore, discussion, and debate in committees viticus—and I hope it is OK to make we have a responsibility to pass it on and on this floor about the science, notations in the Lord’s Book because to our children and grandchildren and which I think is irrefutable—the that is what I did. In Leviticus 25, countless generations ahead of us in as science of climate change, the science Moses is told a very interesting thing good of shape as we got it and maybe of the increasing load of CO2 in the at- about how to take care of the land. God with a full tank of gas. And that means mosphere, the most we have ever had talked about a Sabbath for the land, we just can’t willy-nilly act like there in some 3 million years, and the impact just as He talked about a Sabbath for are no consequences for our actions, it will have. I have talked about the people—a day of rest. ‘‘For six years that we can befoul the air and the land practical impact it will have on the you may plant your fields and prune and the water for our convenience, for lobster population in Maine and on the your vineyards and harvest your crops, our aggrandizement, for our material shellfish, on our forests, on moose in but during the seventh year the land comfort. We have to think about other New Hampshire, on water-edged cities must have a Sabbath year of complete people. That is of course the funda- and communities all over this country. rest.’’ mental principle of every religion in All of those practical and scientific Very interesting—the land must have the world: ‘‘Do unto others as you things we have talked about at great a Sabbath. It is the Lord’s Sabbath. Do would have them do unto you.’’ I would length on this floor. The only thing I not plant your fields or prune your submit that ‘‘others’’ includes not only would say is that I am convinced the vineyards during that year. those of us here or those of us in Amer- science is irrefutable that, A, some- And then later on in Verse 32, God ica or those of us around the world but thing is happening; B, it is detrimental tells Moses what will happen if you those of us who haven’t been born yet.

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We glaciers are melting, sea levels are ris- pace, in terms of generating sources of will have differences about what the ing, extreme downpours and weather electricity from a place that has al- resolution should be and the tech- events are increasing, the ocean is be- ways been there, using God’s energy in nology we should use and how we coming more acidic. Last year was the order to provide electricity for Amer- should get there and transitions and all warmest year ever recorded, and it is ican homes and businesses. those kinds of things. That is perfectly the poorest and the most vulnerable in What is happening in both areas? legitimate. But, fundamentally, we developing nations who have suffered Well, the Republican Senate has al- have to think of this as a moral and the most from the developed world’s lowed the wind tax breaks to already ethical issue—as a moral and ethical pollution. By reducing U.S. carbon pol- expire. Already they have expired. The issue—the obligations we owe to other lution, the United States can be a lead- solar tax breaks expire at the end of people in this country, to other people er, not a laggard, in answering Pope next year. We have no agreement, no in the world who have no voice in the Francis’s call. signal that this Senate is sending to use of the resources that are being Climate change deniers may be the the investors and solar consumers taken away from them, and particu- doubting Thomases of the 21st century, across the country that solar will be larly to the people whom we don’t yet but there is no doubting the science given any incentives past the end of know who are going to follow us on anymore when national academies of next year. Similarly, we have seen a dramatic this wonderful home we have been sciences across the globe, including the increase in the fuel economy standards given to steward, to preserve, to use Vatican’s, all agree that burning fossil of the vehicles which we drive. In fact, but to pass on in as good or better fuels is changing the Earth’s climate. shape than we found it. So to all of the critics of Pope much of the problem we have in finding Mr. President, I yield the floor. Francis’s message, let’s stop denying a source of revenues for a robust trans- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- the science and let’s start deploying portation bill comes from the fact that ator from Massachusetts. the solutions. Let’s deploy more wind people are now consuming less gasoline in their much more fuel-efficient cars f and solar energy and renew tax breaks since President Obama took the au- for these projects. Let’s make our cars TRAGEDY IN CHARLESTON, SOUTH thority—by the way, which this Senate and trucks even more fuel efficient. CAROLINA gave to him in 2007—to dramatically Let’s fully implement and defend Mr. MARKEY. Mr. President, I wish increase the fuel economy standards President Obama’s Clean Power Plan to begin by extending my deepest con- for those vehicles. We have to go all that will reduce carbon pollution from dolences and prayers to the families the way up to the 54.5 miles per gallon America’s powerplants. and loved ones of those lost in the hei- which the President has proposed. That The United States can be the leader nous church shooting in Charleston, will dramatically reduce greenhouse in the clean energy revolution to re- SC. Our hearts break for the people of gases. duce the pollution imperiling this plan- Charleston and especially for the con- And we must ensure that the Presi- et, and then we can partner with other gregation of this house of God—a place dent’s clean power rules, which he is of refuge, a place of peace, a place of nations to share this technology and going to promulgate within the next love. The perpetrator of this hate protect the most vulnerable. The month, stay on the books. There are al- crime must be found and swiftly United States has the technological ready those in the Senate who are say- brought to justice. imperative to lead on clean energy. We ing they are going to try to vitiate, to Tragedies like this remind us that we have the economic imperative to en- overturn, to make impossible the im- are all interconnected, in our home- gage in massive job creation that will plementation of those powerplant rules towns, in our country, across the plan- make it possible to save all of creation. which will keep the greenhouse gases et. Whether it is our common home of We have the moral responsibility to coming out of coal-burning plants—es- worship or the common home of our protect our planet for future genera- pecially across our country—to a min- planet, we are called every day to care tions. imum, to reduce by 30 percent the for one another, especially those who The Pope has given us the guidance— amount of greenhouse gases, carbon, are most in need. the moral guidance—in his encyclical, that comes out of powerplants gener- and we know, ultimately, science and f ating electricity in our country by the technology will be the answer to our year 2030. We can do this. We are a PAPAL ENCYCLICAL ON CLIMATE prayers. But the leadership must begin technological power. The Pope, the CHANGE here. This cannot happen without lead- world, they look to us. Mr. MARKEY. Mr. President, today, ership from the U.S. Senate, from the They say to us: President Kennedy Pope Francis released a historic encyc- United States of America. If we want challenged the Nation to put a man on lical—a message to the world to pre- to see more solar and wind deployed in the Moon in 8 years in order to say to serve the planet from climate change our country, then we must put the tax the Soviet Union that we would not and environmental degradation. In giv- credits on the books that incentivize allow them to dominate outer space, ing us his message to protect what he the private sector and individuals and in 8 years our country invented calls ‘‘our common home,’’ Pope across the country to deploy it. new metals, invented new propulsion Francis has also given us a common Last year, there were 5,000 new systems, returned that crew from the goal—we must act now to stop climate megawatts of solar installed in the Moon safely. And we, with our Amer- change. United States. That is twice as much ican flag, said we are going to use Pope Francis’s encyclical calls all as has been deployed in the whole his- outer space for peaceful purposes. Well, people of conscience to examine our tory of the United States up until 5 the flag that flew on the Moon is now own lives, our relationships to people years ago. This year, there is going to in the Capitol. That is the return on in- and the planet, and our duty to take be 7,500 new megawatts of solar in- vestment in science and technology in action. The Pope’s message is clear: stalled in the United States. That is the United States to help the rest of Mankind created the problem of cli- triple the whole history of the United the world ensure that outer space mate change and now mankind must States up until 5 years ago. Next year, would be used for peaceful purposes. solve it. there is going to be 10,000 new The rest of the world expects us to be Pope Francis delivered this message megawatts of solar installed in the able to invent new technologies, new to the world, but the world needs United States. That is four times as batteries, solar, wind, geothermal, en- America to lead. much as had ever been deployed in the ergy efficiency, vehicles, metals that

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I am not sure we have a greater plain phone, but no one had one in reduce what they are doing—smoking obligation than to do everything pos- their pocket until 1995 and 1996 because or drinking or engaging in dangerous sible to prevent the lives of our men the phone was the size of a brick and it activities—if you, too, are engaging in and women serving in uniform from cost 50 cents a minute. No one had one. them. The leadership must come from being put in greater danger. To get It was too expensive. But then this this Chamber. The leadership must hung up on the method of funding, Congress moved over 200 megahertz of come from the United States of Amer- which many will use as a rationale for spectrum. It incentivized the private ica. Pope Francis’s message must reso- opposing this bill, seems to me an up- sector to begin to move. Within 3 nate throughout this Chamber in the side down set of priorities—badly up- years, everyone had one of these months and years ahead. If we do it, we side down. phones in their pocket. Within another will have been doing—as President If we don’t fund, if we don’t author- 8 years, it moved to a smartphone be- Kennedy said in his inaugural ad- ize, if we don’t make possible for us to cause we had begun the revolution. dress—truly God’s work here on Earth. equip and train and retain the finest Where was the smartphone invented? I yield back the remainder of my military force in the world, why is it a Right here in the United States. time. higher priority to object to the method Let’s take Africa, for example. Twen- Mr. President, I suggest the absence of funding? As I said, in a perfect ty years ago did anyone believe that of a quorum. world, I would argue vigorously—and 700 million people in Africa would have The PRESIDING OFFICER. The have continued to—about the harmful a wireless device in their pocket? No. clerk will call the roll. effects of sequestration. Why do they? Because the United The senior assistant legislative clerk I am not talking about a political States invented—the United States put proceeded to call the roll. opinion. I am talking about the view of the policies on the books that gen- Mr. MCCAIN. Mr. President, I ask the uniformed leaders of our Nation erated this revolution. They skipped unanimous consent that the order for who have the respect and admiration of telephone poles. They went right to the quorum call be rescinded. all of us. They are telling us that if we wireless, right to cell phone towers. We The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without continue sequestration, which would be did that. We gave the leadership. objection, it is so ordered. the effect of not including the addi- That is leading to a lot of economic f tional funding of the overseas contin- development in Africa and in con- gency operations, then obviously in tinents around this world. We have to CONCLUSION OF MORNING this world that becomes more and more do the same thing in energy tech- BUSINESS dangerous as we speak—and I continue nology. They can envision a day where The PRESIDING OFFICER. Morning to quote probably the most respected they bypass having to put wires down business is closed. man in America, in many respects, the street for electricity as well and f Henry Kissinger, who testified before solar panels could be on their roofs, our committee that he has never seen providing electricity to power their NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZA- more crises around the world since cell phones, their refrigerators, their TION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016 World War II, as is the case today. stoves, their air-conditioning. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The I would entreat my colleagues who We can do this. We have the capacity clerk will report the pending business. may be contemplating voting against to do it, but we have to set our mind to The senior assistant legislative clerk this legislation on the grounds that the doing it because there is an economic read as follows: funding is a disqualifying factor—it is incentive for us. Oh, yes, there is a na- A bill (H.R. 1735) to authorize appropria- a troubling factor and it is troubling to tional security incentive for us. Oh, tions for fiscal year 2016 for military activi- me—but shouldn’t we care more about yes, we can tell the Middle East we ties of the Department of Defense, for mili- the men and women who are serving in don’t need their oil anymore than we tary construction, and for defense activities the military than the problem you need their sand. We are going to pro- of the Department of Energy, to prescribe might have with a certain process that vide our own power, and we are going military personnel strengths for such fiscal was followed in order to get there? I to give other countries in the world the year, and for other purposes. would think not. capacity to produce their own power. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- If you look at the world in 2011, when But we can do it as well because it is a ator from Arizona. the unthinkable happened; that is, that moral imperative, because God’s Earth, Mr. MCCAIN. Mr. President, I hope sequestration automatically kicked in his creation is, in fact, now in jeop- we are in the final hours of a 21⁄2-week because both sides were unable to agree ardy. consideration of the Defense authoriza- on a process that would reduce the def- We have to be the leaders. We have to tion bill. Not all amendments were de- icit and put us on a path to a balanced answer this moral cause. We cannot bated and not as many were reported budget. Everyone said sequestration say we can’t do it. We can’t say we yet. We still have hopes that there will not happen because they will come can’t invent our way out of this poten- could be a managers’ package, which is to an agreement. Obviously, sequestra- tial catastrophe for the entire planet. composed of agreed-upon amendments tion did happen. But if you look at the The Pope is calling upon us to be the by both sides, equally divided by both world in the year of 2011, when seques- world’s leader, morally and economi- sides of the aisle, both Republican and tration kicked in, and the world today, cally. We can do it. Democratic. There are some important I think—I think—there is a compelling Today is an important day, I think a amendments, so I hope we are able to argument that national security and watershed moment. I am a Catholic. get approval of at least some of them national defense is far more important The Pope is a Jesuit who is trained as prior to the votes that I believe will be than it was then. Because of a series of a chemist. For those who say the Pope scheduled for this afternoon in order to events that began in 2011—including an has no business talking about climate, conclude debate and consideration of incredibly misguided decision by the he is a chemist. There are many people the Defense authorization act. President of the United States to with- who say: Well, I don’t have a view on As we enter the final throes—and draw all forces from Iraq, which then, climate because I am not a scientist. there are Members on the other side of inevitably, as some of us predicted, led The Pope is a scientist. He has the aisle and maybe even on this side to the situation as it exists today—the looked at the evidence. He has asked of the aisle who are deeply concerned world is now and the Middle East is the Vatican academy of arts and about the OCO funding for this author- now literally on fire. sciences to study this issue. They have ization—I repeat again to my col- What are the results of the misguided come back with their conclusions. Man leagues, I don’t like the use of OCO. I policies and the commitment on the

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They should be called, and region, including the latest informa- scale of global forced displacement as well as we need to develop a strategy. There is tion we have that Iran is supplying the response required is now clearly dwarfing no strategy. If we had a strategy—and weapons to the Taliban in Afghanistan, anything seen before,’’ said U.N. High Com- these numbers of a record high of the missioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres in a not to mention Yemen, Syria, Iraq, and statement. world’s displaced of 60 million people, Lebanon, where they are basically in UNHCR said Syria, where conflict has half of them children—perhaps we control. Our Sunni Arab—Middle East- raged since 2011, was the world’s biggest could turn this situation around. ern Arab nations are now going their source of internally displaced people and ref- No one believes we are winning in the own way because they have no con- ugees. struggle against ISIS. We are at the ne- fidence in the United States. There were 7.6 million displaced people in gotiating table in various luxuriant ho- What has been the result? All you Syria by the end of last year and almost 4 tels and resorts in Europe, negotiating have to do is pick up this morning’s million Syrian refugees, mainly living in the with the Iranians over a nuclear deal neighboring countries of Lebanon, Jordan copy of the Washington Post. ‘‘Refugee and Turkey. while they are moving and controlling crisis hits tipping point. U.N. ranks four nations, and the latest, of course, For the information of my col- 2014 as worst year on record, cites dire is that they are supplying weapons to leagues, there are now more Syrian need for aid.’’ the Taliban. children in school in Lebanon than We need to have a strategy that is in- London—The number of people uprooted there are Lebanese children in school from their homes by war and persecution in clusive, and we need to draw on the ex- 2014 was larger than in any year since de- in Lebanon. perience and knowledge from some of tailed record-keeping began, according to a UNHCR said there were 38.2 million dis- the most respected men we have in this comprehensive report released early Thurs- placed by conflict within national borders, country with a military, political, dip- day by the U.N. refugee agency that will add almost five million more than a year before, with wars in Ukraine, South Sudan, Nigeria, lomatic, and economic background and to the evidence of a global exodus unlike any come up with a strategy. in modern times. Central African Republic and the Demo- Just a year after the number of refugees, cratic Republic of the Congo swelling the fig- I will tell my colleagues there is no asylum-seekers and people forced to flee ures. good answer. There is the least of bad within their own countries surpassed 50 mil- It also noted that more than 1.6 million options. But we have to exercise an op- lion for the first time since World War II, it people sought political asylum in a foreign tion rather than run in place for the surged to nearly 60 million in 2014—‘‘a nation country last year, a jump of more than 50 next year and a half until we have a of the displaced’’ that is roughly equal to the percent compared to the previous year— new President of the United States. population of the United Kingdom. largely due to the 270,000 Ukrainians who This legislation is not going to solve submitted asylum claims in Russia. The rapidly escalating figures reflect a those problems. This legislation has world of renewed conflict, with wars in the While many conflicts have erupted or re- Middle East, Africa, Asia and Europe driving ignited in the past five years, few have been certain policy implications. This legis- families and individuals from their homes in conclusively resolved. Just 126,800 refugees lation does not achieve the goals I was desperate flights for safety. But the systems were able to return home in 2014, the lowest just speaking about. But this legisla- for managing those flows are breaking down, number in 31 years, UNHCR said. tion does do the things we need to do— with countries and aid agencies unable to I say to my colleagues, I have been to we, as the people’s elected representa- handle the strain as an average of nearly refugee camps, and I have seen the suf- tives whose first obligation is the de- 45,000 people a day join the ranks of the dis- fering and pain and the hopelessness fense of this Nation. This legislation placed. there. I was taken around by a teacher addresses many issues that will make I urge my colleagues to understand at a refugee camp where there were our defense establishment more respon- two things: One, a lot of these things about 175,000 people, as I recall, in Jor- sive, more responsible, more efficient, didn’t have to happen. The absence of dan, and there were a large number of and most of all will provide the equip- American leadership and involvement children around in this camp. ment and the capabilities for the men is largely responsible for a great deal of The teacher said to me: Senator and women who are serving in the mili- this. Second of all, it is of vital impor- MCCAIN, do you see all of these chil- tary, many of them still in harm’s way, tance, in my view, given the situation dren here? so that they can defend this Nation. throughout the world, that we pass the I said: Yes, I do. Anybody who believes ISIS would be Defense authorization bill, reconcile She said: They believe you Ameri- content to remain in the Middle East our differences with the legislation cans have abandoned them, and when and not export that terror to the with the House and the administration, they grow up, they are going to take United States of America has not lis- and take into account that this is prob- revenge on you. tened to the Director of the CIA, the ably the greatest piece of reform legis- My friends, we are sowing the wind, head of the FBI, and every other mili- lation in recent history, perhaps in the and we will reap the whirlwind. It is tary expert. ISIS is bent on harming last 30 years, since the then-well- time that the United States assumed America. known Goldwater-Nichols Act was again a leadership role in the world. When Mr. Baghdadi left Camp Bucca, passed. Now many of the critics who call me where he spent 4 years—Mr. Baghdadi, In Reuters today, it says: ‘‘World’s ‘‘Defense Hawk’’ MCCAIN—I am not obviously, as we know, is the leader of displaced hits record high of 60 million, sure why the opponents are not called ISIS. He spent 4 years at Camp Bucca half of them children.’’ ‘‘Defense Doves,’’ fill in the blank— in Iraq. When he left, he said: I will see Of the 60 million people who are dis- seem to believe I am advocating that a you in New York. Mr. Baghdadi wasn’t placed, half of them are children. They large number of American troops be kidding. ISIS is bent on attacking us. are the ones who always suffer the dispatched to the region. I am not, but Can they destroy us? No. But the abil- most. I am saying we should listen to the ity of ISIS to be able to launch some The article says: successful military leaders who suc- attacks on the United States of Amer- . . . at the end of last year, the highest ever ceeded in the surge in Iraq and to a ica grows every time there are thou- recorded number, the U.N. refugee agency large degree succeeded in Afghanistan. sands of young men and some young said on Thursday. I am speaking of General Petraeus, women who go to Syria and Iraq and More than half the displaced from crises General Keane, and Admiral McRaven. including Syria, Afghanistan and Somalia are radicalized even more and return, were children, UNHCR said in its Annual There are a number of people, both sooner or later, to the country from Global Trends Report. military and civilian, we should listen which they came. In 2014, an average of 42,500 people became to. Ryan Crocker, to me, is the most I ask that my colleagues on both refugees, asylum seekers, or internally dis- respected member of the diplomatic sides of the aisle put aside the smaller

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I suggest the absence of those differences—and in the view of The impact of a Syrian population on the a quorum. many, there are significant dif- move has been felt across the Middle East. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ferences—and vote in favor of this leg- Neighboring Turkey now hosts more refugees clerk will call the roll. islation and send a message that at than any other nation, knocking Pakistan to The senior assistant legislative clerk least on the issue of defending the Na- No. 2. Lebanon has the world’s highest con- centration, at nearly a quarter of those liv- proceeded to call the roll. tion, we will provide the men and ing in the tiny Mediterranean nation. Mr. MCCAIN. Mr. President, I ask women who are putting their lives on The vast majority of refugees last year unanimous consent that the order for the line on our behalf the best possible were hosted by poor countries that can least the quorum call be rescinded. capabilities we can possibly provide for afford the added strain. Nearly 9 out of 10 The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. them. refugees were living in the developing world—a figure that hit a two-decade high. RUBIO). Without objection, it is so or- Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- dered. sent that the article entitled ‘‘Refugee Meanwhile, with nations across the devel- oping world either at war or in crisis, some Mr. MCCAIN. Mr. President, I would crisis hits tipping point’’ in the Wash- of the world’s wealthiest nations have fo- note for my colleagues the presence of ington Post this morning be printed in cused on how to beat back the rising tide of General Dunford, Commandant of the the RECORD. those seeking escape. Marine Corps, a great combat leader There being no objection, the mate- France and Austria have stepped up police and leader of our military and consid- rial was ordered to be printed in the checks at crossings with Italy, leaving mi- ered to be the next Chairman of the RECORD, as follows: grants to camp out at train stations in Rome and Milan. Hungary on Wednesday an- Joint Chiefs of Staff, a man we all ad- [From the Washington Post, June 18, 2015] nounced plans to build a 12-foot fence along mire a great deal. REFUGEE CRISIS HITS TIPPING POINT its border with Serbia. Nations across Eu- I suggest the absence of a quorum. (By Griff Witte) rope have balked at proposals to more equi- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The tably share the burden of asylum-seekers clerk will call the roll. LONDON.—The number of people uprooted while rushing to approve plans to blow up from their homes by war and persecution in The legislative clerk proceeded to smuggler ships in the Mediterranean. 2014 was larger than in any year since de- call the roll. The tough response has been largely due to tailed record-keeping began, according to a Mr. ROBERTS. Madam President, I political pressure among populations hostile comprehensive report released early Thurs- to the influx of migrants. But it prompted ask unanimous consent that the order day by the U.N. refugee agency that will add Pope Francis on Wednesday to suggest that for the quorum call be rescinded. to the evidence of a global exodus unlike any those ‘‘who close the door’’ to migrants seek- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. in modern times. ing protection should ask forgiveness from FISCHER). Without objection, it is so Just a year after the number of refugees, God. ordered. asylum-seekers and people forced to flee The UNHCR and other aid groups have TRAGEDY AT EMANUEL AME CHURCH within their own countries surpassed 50 mil- pleaded for more assistance to keep pace lion for the first time since World War II, it with the ever-growing numbers, but to little Mr. ROBERTS. Madam President, surged to nearly 60 million in 2014—‘‘a nation avail. like many have said here today, I of the displaced’’ that is roughly equal to the ‘‘There’s a real risk that we’re seeing the would like to express my deepest con- population of the United Kingdom. unraveling of the refugee regime that was dolences to the victims of the shooting The rapidly escalating figures reflect a created in the aftermath of the Second World at Emanuel African Methodist Epis- world of renewed conflict, with wars in the War on the basis of cooperation and reci- copal Church in Charleston, SC, last Middle East, Africa, Asia and Europe driving procity,’’ said Alexander Betts, director of families and individuals from their homes in night. This was a senseless act of vio- the Refugee Studies Center at Oxford Univer- lence. My thoughts and prayers are desperate flights for safety. But the systems sity. for managing those flows are breaking down, Betts said that unlike during other con- with the victims, their families, and all with countries and aid agencies unable to flicts, including those in Southeast Asia, the affected by this horrible tragedy. handle the strain as an average of nearly Balkans and Central America, governments I know we all hope the perpetrator is 45,000 people a day join the ranks of those ei- are not stepping up to offer assistance com- swiftly brought to justice. I pray for ther on the move or stranded far from home. mensurate with the scale of a problem that the safety of the entire Charleston ‘‘We are witnessing a paradigm change, an now touches virtually every corner of the unchecked slide into an era in which the community. This was an act of sense- globe. less violence, to be sure. But as I un- scale of global forced displacement as well as ‘‘This isn’t a regional problem,’’ he said. the response required is now clearly dwarfing ‘‘It’s a global challenge.’’ derstand it, the perpetrator saved one anything seen before,’’ U.N. High Commis- The UNHCR’s report identifies at least 15 woman and told her: ‘‘I want you to sioner for Refugees Anto´ nio Guterres said in wars across three continents that have ei- tell everyone what happened here.’’ a statement. ‘‘It is terrifying that on the one ther erupted or reignited in the past five That is beyond sinister. That is evil. hand there is more and more impunity for years, and that together have forced millions That evil must be stopped and must be those starting conflicts, and on the other to abandon their homes. A total of 13.9 mil- dealt with. there is seeming utter inability of the inter- lion people were displaced in 2014 alone. OBAMACARE national community to work together to About a third of those were in sub-Saharan stop wars and build and preserve peace.’’ Africa, where wars in the Central African What I would like to talk about now The annual report on global trends in dis- Republic, South Sudan, Somalia, Nigeria and is the Supreme Court’s critical ruling placement, issued by the Office of the U.N. Congo all flared. Somalia alone is the source on the most recent review of the Af- High Commissioner for Refugees, or UNHCR, of more than a million refugees, the world’s fordable Care Act—ObamaCare. It is offers perhaps the most authoritative look at third-highest total. important to highlight many of the who is being uprooted by conflict, where Europe experienced the biggest propor- ways this law is negatively impacting they come from and where they go. The tional increase in displaced persons last agency, created in 1950 to support Europeans year, with a staggering 51 percent increase our health care system as a whole, my displaced by World War II, said the figures over 2013. constituents in Kansas, the Presiding for 2014 were higher than it has ever re- While much of that was due to Syrian refu- Officer’s constituents in her neigh- corded. gees streaming into Turkey, it also reflected boring State of Nebraska—all over the The overall number, which does not in- the 219,000 people who entered the continent country. clude those displaced by natural disasters or via the perilous journey across the Medi- Trying to list all of the problems economic migrants in search of a better life, terranean. And as Russian-backed rebels with this law is nearly impossible. Per- had been relatively stable, at around 40 mil- brought war back to European soil, more haps the best way is to review the lion, since the start of the 21st century. than 800,000 people were left internally dis- But it abruptly shot up in 2013, and the placed in Ukraine. About 200,000 Ukrainians promises of the President of the United pace accelerated last year. Although the re- applied for asylum in Russia. States. The crafting of this law was port does not cover 2015, there is no indica- Worldwide, the number of internally dis- supposed to follow his promise of being tion that the trajectory has changed. placed people vastly outstripped the number the most transparent administration in

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That is a very noticeable our docs and nurses about practices Let’s go back to the President’s com- adverse effect. and hospitals closing and premiums ments about this ‘‘thing’’ having no ad- The concerns I have outlined today and copays increasing, the administra- verse effect. Just a couple of weeks ago are only a few of the many reasons why tion continues to turn a blind eye. The his own administration published the we need to repeal this law, both the in- administration continually moves the proposed double-digit—double-digit— dividual and employer mandates. We goal posts to which they measure suc- premium increases for 2016—next year. need to fix health care. Everybody cess and have claimed victory. The plans on the list affect more than knows that. But we don’t need to fix In 2012, the Congressional Budget Of- 6 million people across the country and ObamaCare. We need to give peace of fice projected there would be 14 million are seeking an average increase of 21 mind to the families hurt by people enrolled in exchange plans this percent. ObamaCare. year. Then late last year, the adminis- The Kansas Insurance Department Now, no one is saying go back to the tration back-pedaled on its projections tells us that premiums for some indi- system we had before. We need reforms for the second year of enrollment, mov- vidual and small group health care to our health care system every day. ing the goal posts. The most recent plans are likely to increase by as much ObamaCare is costing millions of dol- data out of the Centers for Medicare as 38 percent. lars. But with this law—what the and Medicaid Services, the infamous According to the administration’s President has called ‘‘this thing’’—we CMS, shows that when you look at how list, 14 insurance plans are seeking pre- may have mandated greater coverage many individuals had effectual cov- mium increases above 10 percent for for all but not access to care and at a erage or actually paid their first next year. That covers 100,000 Kansans. cost that is unaffordable. Let me re- month’s premium and continued to When you look at just two insurance peat that. We may have mandated have an active policy, that number is plans, those two insurance plans have greater coverage for all—if that was 10 million. Madam President, that is increases of 28 and 38 percent. Perhaps the goal of my friends across the nearly 30 percent below the 2012 enroll- the President does not categorize these aisle—but not access to care and at a ment projections—30 percent. That is 100,000 Kansans as being adversely af- cost that is unaffordable. That is not a not transparency. That is not victory. fected by this ‘‘thing.’’ health care plan. Perhaps some can afford the rising So why is this number lower? Why Simply put, premiums will continue premiums, but can you actually go see aren’t folks signing up? First, we had a to spiral upward if we do not act. Facts your doctor and receive treatment or is Web site that crashed and that didn’t and reality are really very stubborn your deductible too high? And is your work. Then Americans tried to shop things. Even ObamaCare’s chief archi- doctor still available to you? Will your around and view the policies available tect, Jonathan Gruber—we all remem- doctor spend at least 5 minutes with to them. But as it turns out, the law ber Jonathan Gruber—was quoted last you—5 minutes with you—or more year as saying if ‘‘you made it explicit didn’t lower premiums for the average time filling out forms or electronic that healthy people pay in and sick family by $2,500—remember that prom- medical records? And are those records people get money, it would not have ise—as the President promised. This secure? didn’t happen. Premiums are increas- passed. Lack of transparency is a huge Any day now the Supreme Court will ing. political advantage.’’ So said Mr. hand down its decision in King v. The President also promised you Gruber. Burwell. This is the case that will de- could keep your same health care plan Still quoting Mr. Gruber: ‘‘And basi- termine the legality of the administra- and your doctor. We have known for cally, call it the stupidity of the Amer- tion’s regulation extending health in- some time that is just not true. It ican voter or whatever, but basically surance subsidies to people in States didn’t happen. that really was really, really critical that use the Federal insurance ex- Yet just last week the President re- for the thing to pass.’’ That is his change. And we will see—we will see— sponded to questions regarding his sig- quote. if the Court decides that the law should nature law—his legacy law, if you Those comments belittle the Amer- be implemented as written by this Con- will—at a press conference following ican people and try to rationalize why, gress—with all of us on this side of the the G–7 summit. He said: ‘‘The thing is when you have an agenda, the govern- aisle voting no—or implemented as in- working.’’ Now, one might add that the ment should not be transparent. The terpreted by the administration. ‘‘thing’’ is a pretty good term for the President and proponents of This is similarly troubling for Kan- Affordable Care Act. ObamaCare all said publicly this was sas, where we have a federally facili- The President also said: ‘‘I mean, the first step to nationalized health in- tated exchange. If these tax subsidies part of what’s bizarre about this whole surance. That certainly has become go away, 77,000 Kansans and millions of thing is we haven’t had a lot of con- transparent. Americans, will be affected. These indi- versation about the horrors of Now, not only are individuals ad- viduals would be confronted with ObamaCare because none of them have versely affected in terms of their own ObamaCare’s true cost—true cost—and really come to pass.’’ insurance coverage, but also due to the would face much higher premiums, Really? law’s mandate on employers, many are with only the administration to blame President Obama concluded: ‘‘It seeing the law’s negative repercussions for recklessly offering tens of billions hasn’t had an adverse effect on people at their jobs. The law’s employer man- of dollars in subsidies they had no au- who already had health insurance.’’ date hinders job creation and growth. thority to offer, if the Court rules that Well, I am not sure what data has Its new definition of full-time employ- way. been presented to the President or ment at 30 hours a week has been a real A ruling against the administration which American family he has been lis- problem. According to one estimate, 2.6 would also free many of these Kansans tening to, but it is certainly not the re- million workers—2.6 million workers— from the individual mandate penalty if ality that I have experienced and that could potentially have their hours and that coverage is too expensive for them Kansans are experiencing. The real-life therefore their paychecks reduced as a and they, therefore, would qualify for threats of this law we hear from Kan- result of this provision. an affordability exemption. sans back home have not stopped. They Most concerning is that this new def- The employer mandate penalties are increasing. inition of full-time employment hits would also be unenforceable. Employ- A small business owner in Cummings, low-wage earners who work in the serv- ers can then add employees above the KS, called my office to inform me his ice industries. Of the individuals at 50 threshold without fear of penalty premium this year went up over $500 a risk, about half work in retail and half and increase workers’ hours to more month—more than double last year’s. in restaurants. If these folks were pre- than 30 hours per week.

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I NDAA with Senator FLAKE and Sen- tion and provide States greater flexi- can assure him that we share a com- ator MANCHIN expressing the sense of bility and build a bridge away from mon set of concerns and common set of the Senate that we should have an au- ObamaCare. goals on this issue. We have discussed a thorization debate about whether we However the Court rules, I know that pathway forward that addresses the should be at war with ISIL, and the I and everybody on this side of the questions raised by his proposed amendment that I proposed was ruled aisle will continue fighting to repeal amendments, and I look forward to nongermane—so barracks mold, yes; this harmful law and replace it with working with him going forward. And I vehicle rust, yes; the athletic programs true health care reforms that lower very much look forward to continuing at West Point, yes; whether we should costs, lift the burden on our job cre- to work with him on this issue. be at war, nongermane to the Defense ators, and restore the all-important re- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- authorization act. lationship between a doctor and a pa- ator from Virginia Interestingly, we even took a vote on tient. Mr. KAINE. Madam President, I rise the floor of the Senate in the NDAA The test to fix health care, not today to thank colleagues on both about whether we should arm the ObamaCare, is coming soon. Let’s fix sides of the aisle for the debate and Kurds in a war that Congress has not health care. votes we will be casting today on the authorized that we could debate and I yield the floor. National Defense Authorization Act. vote on; but whether we should be at VOTE EXPLANATION We have come together in a bipartisan war we have not debated and voted Mr. RUBIO. Madam President, on fashion, and we have spent significant upon. time in committee and now on the June 4, I was not present to vote on So I went back and looked at article floor to deal with countless provisions. Senator JEANNE SHAHEEN’s amendment I of the Constitution. I found that This act is nothing if not detailed with to the National Defense Authorization there is no requirement that Congress countless provisions that are critical Act for FY 2016, amendment No. 1494 to vote on barracks mold or rust preven- to the defense of the Nation. H.R. 1735. I would have voted against tion or military airfield lighting. Cer- We have a long tradition of biparti- this measure. tainly we can and should take up those Madam President, as well, had I been sanship in this body on the NDAA. The matters because each of those mat- present for the vote on amendment No. Senate passes an NDAA in one form or ters—even if they just affect one bar- 1889, I would have voted no on this another every year, and that can’t be racks or one airfield—is about the safe- amendment. I do not support said about any other piece of legisla- ty of our troops and military per- telegraphing to the enemy what inter- tion. I want to congratulate the new sonnel. Of course we should take them rogation techniques we will or won’t chairman, Senator MCCAIN, and the up. But there is nothing in the Con- use and denying future Commanders in new ranking member, Senator REED, stitution that requires that we take Chief and intelligence professionals im- and I want to congratulate my col- them up and debate and vote on them. portant tools for protecting the Amer- leagues who serve together on the com- But we are required to debate and vote ican people and the U.S. homeland. mittee, including our Presiding Officer, to authorize war. Article I, section 8, and also all of our staff, both our per- MARITIME PARTNER CAPACITY BUILDING clearly declares that Congress shall EFFORTS IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION sonal staff and committee staff—I see have the power to declare war—not the Mr. CARDIN. Madam President, in some committee staff here—because President; Congress. Yet, on this item, the interests of moving the defense bill this is a significant amount of work. on this large item, on this largest of forward I withdraw my amendments, There are many important provisions items, we are unwilling to debate and Nos. 2038 and 2056. in the NDAA that affect our national These amendments were intended ad- security, and my Commonwealth of vote. dress a set of issues where I share a Virginia is deeply connected to the The war against ISIL is now in its concern with the chairman and rank- American military. In addition to 11th month; more than 3,500 U.S. air- ing member of the Armed Services grand items, the NDAA also examines strikes, more than 3,000 U.S. forces now Committee that the U.S. needs to in some excruciating detail some very, in Iraq. U.S. servicemembers and make additional concerted effort and very fine points. American hostages have lost their lives provide additional focus to our mari- Just to give a few examples, the in the battle against ISIL. The cost of time partner capacity building efforts NDAA includes a provision dealing the war to the American taxpayer is in the Asia-Pacific region. Indeed, the with storage facilities that are needed now more than $2.5 billion—an average chairman included a significant provi- to help us combat rust on military ve- cost of $9 million a day. The ISIL sion in this bill for a South China Sea hicles, the transmission systems that threat is spreading, the mission ex- initiative which I support. My efforts are used in some army land vehicles, panding. were intended to compliment the work the reflective markings and lights that In response to ISIL advances in the of the chairman and assure that we are used on military air fields, one par- Anbar Province, the administration re- have a fully articulated and whole-of- ticular military barracks that has sew- cently announced that an additional government approach to this issue, age, mold, hot water, and rodent prob- 450 trainers would be deployed to train with both the Department of Defense lems, and we even deal in the NDAA and support Iraqi security forces. and the Department of State fully and with some details of West Point’s foot- So my question as a strong supporter appropriately engaged. ball program—some of the athletic pro- of the NDAA is a simple one: How The chairman and I have had some grams at West Point. much longer will we allow war to be positive discussions on this issue in re- But after all this minute analysis waged without Congress even being cent days, and I have received his as- and debate and discussion over the past willing to have a debate about the surances that my concerns will be ad- weeks, both in committee and on the strategy and scope of the mission? How dressed as this legislation moves for- floor, I do notice something a little bit much longer will we keep asking serv- ward. And I also intend to make sure strange. While Congress is very willing icemembers to risk their lives without that other aspects of this issue are ad- to debate and vote on all things great Congress doing the basic job of author- dressed in legislation that the Foreign and small concerning our military, izing this war? Relations Committee will take up, and there is one thing we don’t want to de- U.S. airstrikes started on August 8— where I look to the chairman for his bate or vote on—whether the United 313 days ago. Let me put this in a his- partnership and continued leadership States should be at war, whether we toric perspective. The 1-year anniver- on this issue. should be at war with ISIL. We will sary of this war is approaching quick- With those assurances—and given the vote on shipbuilding, we will vote on ly. Congressional inaction on it is al- deep and shared commitment the military pensions, we will vote on vehi- ready of historic proportions.

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Congress acted on the same day. ranking member and I have a small and supplies necessary to sustain the resi- The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution: package of amendments that have been dents during periods of attack or siege by ex- President Johnson brought a resolu- ternal forces; cleared by both sides. (4) oppose the extradition of Camp Liberty tion to Congress within 3 days. Con- Notwithstanding the provisions of residents to Iran; gress acted 5 days thereafter. rule XXII and adoption of the McCain (5) implement a strategy to provide for the The invasion of Kuwait in gulf war 1: substitute, I ask unanimous consent safe, secure, and permanent relocation of It took 160 days for the President to that the following amendments be Camp Liberty residents that includes a relo- bring an authorization to Congress, but called up and agreed to en bloc: McCain cation plan, including a detailed outline of Congress acted within 4 days in approv- No. 1974, as modified; Murkowski No. the steps that would need to be taken by re- cipient countries, the United States, the ing an authorization. 2030; Vitter No. 1472, as modified; Daines No. 1890; Coats No. 1705; Flake United Nations High Commissioner for Refu- The 9/11 attacks: President Bush gees (UNHCR), and Camp residents to relo- came the same day to Congress. It took No. 1720; Gardner No. 1708; Enzi No. cate the residents to other countries; 3 days for Congress to act. 1908; Paul No. 1678; Hatch No. 1811; (6) encourage continued close cooperation Fischer No. 1825; King No. 2020; Menen- between the residents of Camp Liberty and In this war against ISIL, it took the dez No. 2050, as modified; Coons No. the authorities in the relocation process; and President nearly 6 months to bring an 1474; Murphy No. 1901; Warren No. 1902; (7) assist the United Nations High Commis- authorization to Congress, and it is Blumenthal No. 1563; Durbin No. 1703; sioner for Refugees in expediting the ongoing now more than 4 months since that Tester No. 1944, as modified; Casey No. resettlement of all residents of Camp Lib- happened—313 days—and Congress has 1747; Schatz No. 2006; Leahy No. 1931; erty to safe locations outside Iraq. said virtually nothing. Ayotte No. 2011; and Bennet No. 1916. AMENDMENT NO. 2030 I appreciate that Chairman CORKER These have been agreed to by both (Purpose: To express the sense of Congress on the coordination of hunting, fishing, and Ranking Member CARDIN have sides, and I thank all Members for the and other recreational activities on mili- made a recent commitment to discuss agreement of this package. I am sorry tary land) an ISIL authorization in the Senate it is not larger, but it is equally di- At the end of subtitle B of title XXVIII, Foreign Relations Committee, which is vided between both sides of the aisle. add the following: the committee of jurisdiction. I under- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there SEC. 2815. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON COORDINA- stand that. Senator FLAKE and I have objection? TION OF HUNTING, FISHING, AND introduced a bipartisan proposal to Without objection, it is so ordered. OTHER RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES show that there is bipartisan support The amendments are called up and ON MILITARY LAND. It is the sense of Congress that, in situa- for this mission, and we have been agreed to en bloc. tions where military lands are open to public pushing to have the matter heard. The amendments (Nos. 1974, as modi- access for hunting, fishing, and other rec- Yesterday, in a debate on the House fied; 2030; 1472, as modified; 1890; 1705; reational activities, the Department of De- floor, the chairman of the HASC com- 1720; 1708; 1908; 1678; 1811; 1825; 2020; 2050, fense should seek to ensure that coordina- mittee stated plainly that it is time as modified; 1474; 1901; 1902; 1563; 1703; tion with State fish and wildlife managers, 1944, as modified; 1747; 2006; 1931; 2011; tribes, and local governments occurs suffi- that we ‘‘ought to have a real AUMF ciently in advance of traditional hunting, debate.’’ and 1916) agreed to en bloc are as fol- fishing, and recreational use seasons to fa- lows: So I am here to support the NDAA cilitate communication with hunting, fish- and the good work our chair and rank- AMENDMENT NO. 1974, AS MODIFIED ing, and recreational user groups. ing member and all the members have (Purpose: To express the sense of Congress AMENDMENT NO. 1472, AS MODIFIED done. But I am here to point out that on the security and protection of Iranian (Purpose: To exclude AbilityOne goods from on day 313, if we are willing to deal dissidents living in Camp Liberty, Iraq) the authority to acquire goods and services manufactured in Afghanistan, central with important, narrow, small issues, At the end of subtitle B of title XII, add the following: Asian states, and Djibouti) we should be finally willing to address At the end of subtitle E of title VIII, add the most important issue we have be- SEC. 1230. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE SECU- RITY AND PROTECTION OF IRANIAN the following: fore us. I challenge my colleagues to do DISSIDENTS LIVING IN CAMP LIB- SEC. 884. EXCEPTION FOR ABILITYONE GOODS this and to bring the same amount of ERTY, IRAQ. FROM AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE attention and bipartisanship to debat- (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the fol- GOODS AND SERVICES MANUFAC- ing whether we should send American lowing findings: TURED IN AFGHANISTAN AND CEN- (1) The residents of Camp Liberty, Iraq, re- TRAL ASIAN STATES. troops to war as we are willing to apply (a) EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN ITEMS NOT MAN- nounced violence and unilaterally disarmed to barracks mold and vehicle rust. UFACTURED IN AFGHANISTAN.—Section 886 of more than a decade ago. the National Defense Authorization Act for With that, Madam President, I yield (2) The United States recognized the resi- the floor. Fiscal Year 2008 (10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is dents of the former Camp Ashraf who now re- amended— Mr. MCCAIN. Madam President, I side in Camp Liberty as ‘‘protected persons’’ (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘and ex- suggest the absence of a quorum. under the Fourth Geneva Convention and cept as provided in subsection (d),’’ after committed itself to protect the residents. ‘‘subsection (b),’’; and The PRESIDING OFFICER. The (3) The deterioration in the overall secu- clerk will call the roll. (2) by adding at the end the following new rity situation in Iraq has increased the vul- subsection: The bill clerk proceeded to call the nerability of Camp Liberty residents to at- ‘‘(d) EXCLUSION OF ITEMS ON THE tacks from proxies of the Iranian Revolu- roll. ABILITYONE PROCUREMENT CATALOG.—The tionary Guards Corps and Sunni extremists authority under subsection (a) of this section Mr. CORNYN. Madam President, associated with the Islamic State of Iraq and shall not be available for the procurement of with the bill managers’ permission, I the Levant (ISIL). any good that is contained in the procure- ask unanimous consent that the order (4) The increased vulnerability underscores ment catalog described in section 8503(a) of for the quorum call be rescinded. the need for an expedited relocation process title 41 in Afghanistan if such good can be and that these Iranian dissidents will neither The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without produced and delivered by a qualified non- be safe nor secure in Camp Liberty. profit agency for the blind or a nonprofit objection, it is so ordered. (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of agency for other severely disabled in a time- Mr. CORNYN. Madam President, I Congress that the United States should— ly fashion to support mission require- know the bill managers are working on (1) take prompt and appropriate steps in ments.’’. a final agreement, and I would defer to accordance with international agreements to (b) EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN ITEMS NOT MAN- them at this point. promote the physical security and protection UFACTURED IN CENTRAL ASIAN STATES.—Sec- of Camp Liberty residents; tion 801 of the National Defense Authoriza- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- (2) urge the Government of Iraq to uphold tion Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law ator from Arizona. its commitments to the United States to en- 111–84; 123 Stat. 2399) is amended—

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(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘and ex- (2) The term ‘‘senior official’’, with respect (2) ANNUAL BUDGET.—The President shall, cept as provided in subsection (h),’’ after to the Department of Defense, means a civil- acting through the Director of the Office of ‘‘subsection (b),’’; and ian official of the Department of Defense at Management and Budget, ensure that the an- (2) by adding at the end the following new the level of Assistant Secretary of Defense or nual budget submitted to Congress under subsection: above. section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, ‘‘(h) EXCLUSION OF ITEMS ON THE AMENDMENT NO. 1720 includes a separate section that clearly high- ABILITYONE PROCUREMENT CATALOG.—The lights programs and projects that are being (Purpose: To authorize transportation to authority under subsection (a) shall not be funded in the annual budget that relate to transfer ceremonies for the family and available for the procurement of any good the strategy developed under subsection (a) next of kin of members of the Armed that is contained in the procurement catalog and the Presidential Policy Directive issued Forces who die overseas during humani- described in section 8503(a) of title 41 if such under subsection (b). tarian operations) good can be produced and delivered by a AMENDMENT NO. 1908 At the end of subtitle C of title VI, add the qualified nonprofit agency for the blind or a (Purpose: To provide for a small business following: nonprofit agency for other severely disabled procurement ombudsman) in a timely fashion to support mission re- SEC. 622. TRANSPORTATION TO TRANSFER CERE- At the end of subtitle E of title VIII, add quirements.’’. MONIES FOR FAMILY AND NEXT OF KIN OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED the following: AMENDMENT NO. 1890 FORCES WHO DIE OVERSEAS DUR- SEC. 884. SMALL BUSINESS PROCUREMENT OM- (Purpose: To modify the immediate applica- ING HUMANITARIAN OPERATIONS. BUDSMAN. bility of basic allowance for housing for Section 481f(e)(1) of title 37, United States (a) IN GENERAL.—The small business offices married members assigned for duty within Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘(including in the Office of the Secretary of Defense and normal commuting distance) during a humanitarian relief operation)’’ the military departments shall serve as On page 213, between lines 9 and 10, insert after ‘‘located or serving overseas’’. intermediaries between small businesses and the following: contracting officials prior to the award of AMENDMENT NO. 1708 (3) PRESERVATION OF CURRENT BAH FOR CER- contracts in cases where a small business (Purpose: To require a strategy to promote TAIN OTHER MARRIED MEMBERS.—Notwith- prospective contractor notifies the small standing paragraph (1), the amount of basic United States interests in the Indo-Asia- business office that it has reason to believe allowance for housing payable to a member Pacific region) that the contracting process has been modi- of the uniformed services under section 403 of At the end of subtitle E of title XII, add fied to preclude a small business from bid- title 37, United States Code, as of September the following: ding on the contract or would give another 30, 2015, shall not be reduced by reason of the SEC. 1264. STRATEGY TO PROMOTE UNITED contractor an unfair competitive advantage. amendment made by subsection (a) unless— STATES INTERESTS IN THE INDO- (b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in (A) the member and the member’s spouse ASIA-PACIFIC REGION. this section shall be construed to preclude a undergo a permanent change of station re- (a) STRATEGY.—Not later than 120 days contractor from exercising the right to ini- quiring a change of residence; after the date of the enactment of this Act, tiate a bid protest under a contract. (B) the member and the member’s spouse the President shall develop an overall strat- AMENDMENT NO. 1678 move into or commence living in on-base egy to promote United States interests in (Purpose: To provide for the more accurate housing; or the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. Such strategy and complete enumeration of members of AMENDMENT NO. 1705 shall be informed by the following: the Armed Forces in any tabulation of (1) The national security strategy of the (Purpose: To provide for military exchanges total population by the Secretary of Com- United States for 2015 set forth in the na- between senior officers and officials of the merce) tional security strategy report required United States and Taiwan) At the appropriate place, insert the fol- under section 108(a)(3) of the National Secu- lowing: At the end of subtitle E of title XII, add rity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 5043(a)(3)), as such SEC. lll. IMPROVED ENUMERATION OF MEM- the following: strategy relates to United States interests in SEC. 1264. MILITARY EXCHANGES BETWEEN SEN- BERS OF THE ARMED FORCES IN the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. ANY TABULATION OF TOTAL POPU- IOR OFFICERS AND OFFICIALS OF (2) The 2014 Quadrennial Defense Review THE UNITED STATES AND TAIWAN. LATION BY SECRETARY OF COM- (QDR), as it relates to United States inter- MERCE. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 141 of title 13, should carry out a program of exchanges of ests in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. United States Code, is amended— senior military officers and senior officials (3) The 2015 Quadrennial Diplomacy and (1) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub- between the United States and Taiwan de- Development Review (QDDR), as it relates to section (h); and signed to improve military to military rela- United States interests in the Indo-Asia-Pa- (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol- tions between the United States and Taiwan. cific region. lowing: (b) EXCHANGES DESCRIBED.—For the pur- (4) The strategy to prioritize United States ‘‘(g) Effective beginning with the 2020 de- poses of this section, an exchange is an ac- defense interests in the Asia-Pacific region cennial census of population, in taking any tivity, exercise, event, or observation oppor- as contained in the report required by sec- tabulation of total population by States, the tunity between members of the Armed tion 1251(a) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. Secretary shall take appropriate measures to Forces and officials of the Department of De- ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Author- ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, fense, on the one hand, and armed forces per- ization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law that all members of the Armed Forces de- sonnel and officials of Taiwan, on the other 113–291; 128 Stat. 3570). ployed abroad on the date of taking such hand. (5) The integrated, multi-year planning tabulation are— (c) FOCUS OF EXCHANGES.—The exchanges and budget strategy for a rebalancing of under the program carried out pursuant to United States policy in Asia submitted to ‘‘(1) fully and accurately counted; and subsection (a) shall include exchanges fo- Congress pursuant to section 7043(a) of the ‘‘(2) properly attributed to the State in cused on the following: Department of State, Foreign Operations, which their permanent duty station or (1) Threat analysis. and Related Programs Appropriations Act, homeport is located on such date.’’. (b) CONSTRUCTION.—The amendments made (2) Military doctrine. 2014 (division K of the Consolidated Appro- by subsection (a) shall not be construed to (3) Force planning. priations Act, 2014 (Public Law 113–76)). affect the residency status of any member of (4) Logistical support. (b) PRESIDENTIAL POLICY DIRECTIVE.—The the Armed Forces under any provision of law (5) Intelligence collection and analysis. President shall issue a Presidential Policy other than title 13, United States Code. (6) Operational tactics, techniques, and Directive to appropriate departments and procedures. agencies of the United States Government AMENDMENT NO. 1811 (7) Humanitarian assistance and disaster that contains the strategy developed under (Purpose: To provide for sustainment relief. subsection (a) and includes implementing enhancement) (d) CIVIL-MILITARY AFFAIRS.—The ex- guidance to such departments and agencies. On page 375, line 4, insert ‘‘, which includes changes under the program carried out pur- (c) RELATION TO AGENCY PRIORITY GOALS a sustainment strategy,’’ after ‘‘strategy’’. suant to subsection (a) shall include activi- AND ANNUAL BUDGET.— On page 377, line 13, strike ‘‘(d) In this sec- ties and exercises focused on civil-military (1) AGENCY PRIORITY GOALS.—In identifying tion’’ and insert the following: relations, including parliamentary relations. agency priority goals under section 1120(b) of ‘‘(9) A sustainment strategy which includes (e) LOCATION OF EXCHANGES.—The ex- title 31, United States Code, for each appro- all aspects of the total life cycle manage- changes under the program carried out pur- priate department and agency of the United ment of the weapon system, including prod- suant to subsection (a) shall be conducted in States Government, the head of such depart- uct support, logistics, product support engi- both the United States and Taiwan. ment or agency, or as otherwise determined neering, supply chain integration, mainte- (f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: by the Director of the Office of Management nance, acquisition logistics, and all aspects (1) The term ‘‘senior military officer’’, and Budget, shall take into consideration of software sustainment. with respect to the Armed Forces, means a the strategy developed under subsection (a) ‘‘(d) INDEPENDENT COST ESTIMATE.—The Di- general or flag officer of the Armed Forces and the Presidential Policy Directive issued rector of Cost Analysis and Program Evalua- on active duty. under subsection (b). tion shall perform an evaluation of the

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sustainment portion of the acquisition strat- thereafter, the Secretary of the Army shall ‘‘(c) PROCEDURES.— egy required by subsection (c)(9) prior to the consult with the Executive Director of the ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Chief of the Na- Milestone B decision. United States Interagency Council on Home- tional Guard Bureau shall— ‘‘(e) In this section lessness on types of non-mobile properties ‘‘(A) establish, maintain, and update as ap- On page 410, after line 21, add the fol- that may be feasible for relocation and suit- propriate a list of core competencies to sup- lowing: able to assist the homeless. port each program established under sub- SEC. 852. SUSTAINMENT ENHANCEMENT. (b) SUNSET.—The authority under sub- section (a), collectively and for each State (a) ASSESSMENT EXPANSION OF FUNCTIONS section (a) shall expire on September 30, 2017. and territory, and shall submit for approval OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR AMENDMENT NO. 2050, AS MODIFIED to the Secretary of Defense the list of core competencies and additional information LOGISTICS AND MATERIEL READINESS TO IN- (Purpose: To require a report on the security CLUDE SUSTAINMENT FUNCTIONS.—Not later needed to make use of such core com- relationship between the United States and petencies; and than 180 days after the date of the enactment the Republic of Cyprus) of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall ‘‘(B) designate a director for each State submit to the congressional defense commit- At the end of subtitle F of title XII, add and territory who shall be responsible for the tees a report setting forth an assessment of the following: coordination of activities under a program the feasibility and advisability of— SEC. 1274. REPORT ON THE SECURITY RELATION- established under subsection (a) for such (1) assigning to the Assistant Secretary of SHIP BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES State or territory and reporting on activities Defense for Logistics and Materiel Readi- AND THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS. under the program. ness— (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days ‘‘(2) MILITARY-TO-CIVILIAN CORE COM- (A) functions relating to the sustainment after the date of the enactment of this Act, PETENCIES.—The Secretary of Defense, with strategy required under section 2431a(c)(9) of the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary the concurrence of the Secretary of State, Title 10, United States Code, as added by sec- of State shall jointly submit to the appro- may conduct an activity under a program es- tion 841 of this Act; and priate congressional committees a report on tablished under subsection (a) relating to (B) functions relating to manufacturing the security relationship between the United military-to-civilian core competencies.’’. (d) NATIONAL GUARD STATE PARTNERSHIP and industrial base policy currently being States and the Republic of Cyprus. PROGRAM FUND.—Subsection (e) of such sec- carried out within the Office of the Sec- (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under tion (as redesignated) is amended by adding retary of Defense; and subsection (a) shall include the following ele- at the end the following: (2) redesignating such Assistant Secretary ments: ‘‘(3) NATIONAL GUARD STATE PARTNERSHIP (with such functions so assigned and to- (1) A description of ongoing military and PROGRAM FUND.— gether with the current logistics and mate- security cooperation between the United ‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT.— rial readiness functions of such Assistant States and the Republic of Cyprus. ‘‘(i) BOOKS OF DOD.—Except as provided in Secretary) as the Assistant Secretary of De- (2) A discussion of potential steps for en- hancing the bilateral security relationship clause (ii), the Secretary of Defense shall es- fense for Sustainment. tablish on the books of the Department of (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of between the United States and Cyprus, in- Defense a National Guard State Partnership Congress that— cluding steps to enhance the military and se- Program Fund. (1) the Department of Defense does not curity capabilities of the Republic of Cyprus. ‘‘(ii) BOOKS OF TREASURY.—If not later than place sufficient emphasis on sustainment of (3) An analysis of the effect on the bilat- eral security relationship of the United February 1, 2016, the Secretary determines a weapon system during the entire acquisi- and reports to the appropriate congressional tion process; and States policy to deny applications for li- censes and other approvals for the export of committees that in the opinion of the Sec- (2) the Department of Defense should ad- retary a fund such as the Fund described in dress this deficiency and ensure that all as- defense articles and defense services to the armed forces of Cyprus. clause (i) should be established on the books pect of weapon system sustainment are care- of the Department of the Treasury, the Sec- fully considered throughout the entire Inte- (4) An analysis of the extent to which such United States policy is consistent with over- retary of the Treasury shall establish on the grated Defense Acquisition, Technology, and books of the Treasury on that date a Fund to Logistics Life Cycle Management System. all United States security and policy objec- tives in the region. be known as the National Guard State Part- AMENDMENT NO. 1825 (5) An assessment of the potential impact nership Program Fund. (Purpose: To authorize appropriations for of lifting such United States policy. ‘‘(B) CREDITS.—In administering the Fund national security aspects of the Merchant (c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term established under subparagraph (A), the Sec- Marine for fiscal years 2016 and 2017, and for ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ retary shall, to the extent the Secretary de- other purposes.) means— termines it to be appropriate, provide for the (The amendment is printed in the (1) the congressional defense committees; following amounts to be credited to the Fund: RECORD of June 8, 2015, under ‘‘Text of and ‘‘(i) Amounts authorized and appropriated Amendments.’’) (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign to carry out operations under this section. AMENDMENT NO. 2020 Affairs of the House of Representatives. ‘‘(ii) Amounts that the Secretary of De- (Purpose: To demonstrate the effects of a fense transfers, in such amounts as provided AMENDMENT NO. 1474 method to facilitate the disposal of excess in appropriations Acts, to the Fund from Army property and management of under- (Purpose: To propose an alternative to sec- amounts authorized and appropriated to the utilized and unutilized property by pro- tion 1204, relating to the National Guard Department of Defense, including amounts viding an exemption from certain require- State Partnership Program) authorized to be appropriated for the Army ments for off-site use and off-site removal Strike section 1204 and insert the fol- National Guard and the Air National Guard. only of non-mobile properties) lowing: ‘‘(C) INCLUSION IN ANNUAL BUDGET.—The At the end of subtitle B of title XXVIII, SEC. 1204. PERMANENCE AND MODIFICATION OF President shall include the Fund established add the following: AUTHORITIES RELATING TO NA- under subparagraph (A) in the budget that TIONAL GUARD STATE PARTNER- SEC. 2815. EXEMPTION OF ARMY OFF-SITE USE the President submits to Congress under sec- SHIP PROGRAM. AND OFF-SITE REMOVAL ONLY NON- tion 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, MOBILE PROPERTIES FROM CER- (a) AUTHORITY.—Subsection (a)(1) of sec- for each fiscal year in which the authority TAIN EXCESS PROPERTY DISPOSAL tion 1205 of the National Defense Authoriza- under subsection (a) is in effect.’’. REQUIREMENTS. tion Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law (e) ANNUAL REPORT.—Paragraph (2)(B) of (a) IN GENERAL.—Excess or unutilized or 113–66; 127 Stat. 897; 32 U.S.C. 107 note) is subsection (f) of such section (as redesig- underutilized non-mobile property of the amended by adding at the end before the pe- nated) is amended— Army that is situated on non-excess land riod the following: ‘‘to support the national (1) in clause (iii), by inserting ‘‘or other shall be exempt from the requirements of interests and security cooperation goals and government organizations’’ after ‘‘and secu- title V of the McKinney-Vento Homeless As- objectives of the United States, including ap- rity forces’’; sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11411 et seq.) upon a plicable policy and guidelines for United (2) in clause (iv), by adding at the end be- determination by the Secretary of the Army States security sector assistance’’. fore the period the following: ‘‘and country’’; that— (b) LIMITATION.—Subsection (b) of such sec- (3) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘training’’ and (1) the property is not feasible to relocate; tion is amended by inserting ‘‘that is not’’ inserting ‘‘activities’’; and (2) the property is located in an area to after ‘‘an activity that the Secretary of De- (4) by adding at the end the following: which the general public is denied access in fense determines is a matter’’. ‘‘(vi) An assessment of the extent to which the interest of national security; and (c) PROCEDURES.—Such section, as so the activities conducted during the previous (3) the exemption would facilitate the effi- amended, is further amended— year met the objectives described in clause cient disposal of excess property or result in (1) by redesignating subsections (c) (v). more efficient real property management. through (g) as subsections (d) through (h), ‘‘(vii) The list of core competencies re- (b) CONSULTATION.—Before making an ini- respectively; and quired by subsection (c)(1) and any update to tial determination under the authority pro- (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol- any changes to the list of core competencies vided under subsection (a), and periodically lowing: required by subsection (c)(1).’’.

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(f) DEFINITIONS.—Subsection (h) of such (1) With respect to gaming facilities at AMENDMENT NO. 1703 section (as redesignated) is amended— military installations, disaggregated by each (Purpose: To authorize the provision of post- (1) in paragraph (1), by striking subpara- branch of the Armed Forces— traumatic stress disorder training to mili- graphs (A) and (B) and inserting the fol- (A) the number, type, and location of such tary and security forces of the Government lowing: gaming facilities; of Ukraine) ‘‘(A) the congressional defense committees; (B) the total amount of cash flow through On page 636, between lines 12 and 13, insert and such gaming facilities; and the following: ‘‘(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations (C) the amount of revenue generated by (10) Training and best practices to identify of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign such gaming facilities for morale, welfare, and treat post-traumatic stress disorder Affairs of the House of Representatives.’’; and recreation programs of the Department among Ukrainian Armed Forces and Na- (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para- of Defense. tional Guard personnel. graph (3); (2) An assessment of the prevalence of and (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) (as particular risks for problem gambling among AMENDMENT NO. 1944, AS MODIFIED amended) the following: members of the Armed Forces, including (Purpose: To reform and improve personnel ‘‘(2) CORE COMPETENCIES.—The term ‘core such recommendations for policies and pro- security, insider threat detection and pre- competencies’ means military-to-military grams to be carried out by the Department vention, and physical security) and military-to-civilian skills and capabili- to address problem gambling as the Sec- At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the ties of the National Guard, consistent with retary considers appropriate. following: the roles and missions of the Armed Forces (3) An assessment of the ability and capac- as established by the Secretary of Defense.’’; ity of military health care personnel to ade- SEC. 1085. REFORM AND IMPROVEMENT OF PER- SONNEL SECURITY, INSIDER and quately diagnose and provide dedicated THREAT DETECTION AND PREVEN- (4) by adding at the end the following: treatment for problem gambling, including— TION, AND PHYSICAL SECURITY. ‘‘(4) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means each (A) a comparison of treatment programs of (a) PERSONNEL SECURITY AND INSIDER of the several States and the District of Co- the Department for alcohol abuse, illegal THREAT PROTECTION IN DEPARTMENT OF DE- lumbia. substance abuse, and tobacco addiction with FENSE.— ‘‘(5) TERRITORY.—The term ‘territory’ treatment programs of the Department for (1) PLANS AND SCHEDULES.—Consistent with means the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, problem gambling; and the Memorandum of the Secretary of Defense Guam, and the Virgin Islands.’’. (B) an assessment of whether additional dated March 18, 2014, regarding the rec- (g) PERMANENT AUTHORITY.—Such section training for military health care personnel ommendations of the reviews of the Wash- is further amended by striking subsection (i). on providing treatment for problem gam- ington Navy Yard shooting, the Secretary of AMENDMENT NO. 1901 bling would be beneficial. Defense shall develop plans and schedules— (Purpose: To require reporting on foreign (4) An assessment of the financial coun- (A) to implement a continuous evaluation procurements) seling and related services that are available capability for the national security popu- At the end of subtitle E of title VIII, add to members of the Armed Forces and their lation for which clearance adjudications are the following: dependents who are impacted by problem conducted by the Department of Defense SEC. 884. ANNUAL REPORT ON FOREIGN PRO- gambling. Central Adjudication Facility, in coordina- CUREMENTS. (c) REPORT.— tion with the Suitability Executive Agent, (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 137 of title 10, (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year the Security Executive Agent, and the Direc- United States Code, is amended by adding at after the date of the enactment of this Act, tor of the Office of Management and Budget; the end the following new section: the Comptroller General shall submit to the (B) to produce a Department-wide insider appropriate committees of Congress a report ‘‘§ 2338. Reporting on foreign purchases threat strategy and implementation plan, on the results of the study conducted under which includes— ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days subsection (a). after the end of fiscal year 2016, and each fis- (i) resourcing for the Defense Insider (2) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS cal year thereafter, the Secretary of Defense Threat Management and Analysis Center DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appro- shall submit to the appropriate congres- (DITMAC) and component insider threat pro- priate committees of Congress’’ means— sional defense committees a report listing grams, and (A) the Committee on Armed Services and specific procurements by the Department of (ii) alignment of insider threat protection the Committee on Appropriations of the Sen- Defense in that fiscal year of articles, mate- programs with continuous evaluation capa- ate; and rials, or supplies valued greater than bilities and processes for personnel security; (B) the Committee on Armed Services and $5,000,000, indexed to inflation, using the ex- (C) to centralize the authority, account- the Committee on Appropriations of the ception under section 8302(a)(2)(A) of title 41. ability, and programmatic integration re- House of Representatives. This report may be submitted as part of the sponsibilities, including fiscal control, for report required under section 8305 of such AMENDMENT NO. 1563 personnel security and insider threat protec- title. (Purpose: To require the Secretary of De- tion under the Under Secretary of Defense ‘‘(b) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- fense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Intelligence; TEES DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘ap- to jointly submit to Congress a report on (D) to align the Department’s consolidated propriate congressional committees’ means the implementation of new or updated Central Adjudication Facility under the the congressional defense committees, the electronic health records in certain envi- Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence; Committee on Homeland Security and Gov- ronments) (E) to develop a defense security enterprise ernmental Affairs of the Senate, and the At the end of subtitle C of title VII, add reform investment strategy to ensure a con- Committee on Oversight and Government the following: sistent, long-term focus on funding to Reform of the House of Representatives.’’. SEC. 738. REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF DATA strengthen all of the Department’s security (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of SECURITY AND TRANSMISSION and insider threat programs, policies, func- sections at the beginning of chapter 137 of STANDARDS FOR ELECTRONIC tions, and information technology capabili- title 10, United States Code, is amended by HEALTH RECORDS. ties, including detecting threat behaviors inserting after the item relating to section (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than June 1, conveyed in the cyber domain, in a manner 2337 the following new item: 2016, the Secretary of Defense and the Sec- that keeps pace with evolving threats and ‘‘2338. Reporting on foreign purchases.’’. retary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly sub- risks; AMENDMENT NO. 1902 mit to Congress a report on the standards for (F) to resource and expedite deployment of (Purpose: To require the Comptroller Gen- security and transmission of data to be im- the Identity Management Enterprise Serv- eral of the United States to conduct a plemented by the Department of Defense and ices Architecture (IMESA); and study on problem gambling among mem- the Department of Veterans Affairs in de- (G) to implement the recommendations bers of the Armed Forces) ploying the new or updated, as the case may contained in the study conducted by the Di- At the end of subtitle C of title VII, add be, electronic health record system of each rector of Cost Analysis and Program Evalua- the following: such Department (required to be deployed by tion required by section 907 of the National each such Department under section 713 of Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year SEC. 738. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY ON GAMBLING AND PROBLEM GAM- the National Defense Authorization Act for 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 10 U.S.C. 1564 note), BLING BEHAVIOR AMONG MEMBERS Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 10 U.S.C. including, specifically, the recommendations OF THE ARMED FORCES. 1071 note)) at military installations and in to centrally manage and regulate Depart- (a) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General field environments. ment of Defense requests for personnel secu- of the United States shall conduct a study on (b) TRANSMISSION OF DATA.—The report re- rity background investigations. gaming facilities at military installations quired by subsection (a) shall include infor- (2) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later and problem gambling among members of mation on standards for transmission of data than 180 days after the date of the enactment the Armed Forces. between the Department of Defense and the of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall (b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The study con- Department of Veterans Affairs and stand- submit to the appropriate committees of ducted under subsection (a) shall include the ards for transmission of data between each Congress a report describing the plans and following: such Department and private sector entities. schedules required under paragraph (1).

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(b) PHYSICAL AND LOGICAL ACCESS.—Not (1) implement the Security Executive employees, using Federal Investigative later than 270 days after the date of the en- Agent Directive on common, standardized Standards jointly promulgated by the Secu- actment of this Act— employee and contractor security reporting rity Executive Agent and the Suitability Ex- (1) the Secretary of Defense shall define requirements; ecutive Agent in accordance with— physical and logical access standards, capa- (2) establish and implement uniform re- ‘‘(i) Executive Order 13467 (73 Fed. Reg. bilities, and processes applicable to all per- porting requirements for employees and Fed- 38103), or any successor thereto; and sonnel with access to Department of Defense eral contractors, according to risk, relative ‘‘(ii) the Office of Management and Budget installations and information technology to the safety of the workforce and protection Memorandum ‘Assignment of Functions Re- systems, including— of the most sensitive information of the Gov- lating to Coverage of Contractor Employee (A) periodic or regularized background or ernment; and Fitness in the Federal Investigative Stand- records checks appropriate to the type of (3) ensure that reported information is ards’, dated December 6, 2012; physical or logical access involved, the secu- shared appropriately. ‘‘(C) credentialing under the Homeland Se- rity level, the category of individuals au- (f) ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS curity Presidential Directive 12 (dated Au- thorized, and the level of access to be grant- FOR NATIONAL SECURITY AND OTHER PUR- gust 27, 2004); and ed; POSES.— ‘‘(D) Federal Aviation Administration (B) standards and methods for verifying (1) DEFINITION.—Section 9101(a) of title 5, checks required under— the identity of individuals seeking access; United States Code, is amended by adding at ‘‘(i) the Federal Aviation Administration and the end the following: Drug Enforcement Assistance Act of 1988 (C) electronic attribute-based access con- ‘‘(7) The terms ‘Security Executive Agent’ (subtitle E of title VII of Public Law 100–690; trols that are appropriate for the type of ac- and ‘Suitability Executive Agent’ mean the 102 Stat. 4424) and the amendments made by cess and facility or information technology Security Executive Agent and the Suit- that Act; or system involved; ability Executive Agent, respectively, estab- ‘‘(ii) section 44710 of title 49.’’. lished under Executive Order 13467 (73 Fed. (2) the Director of the Office of Manage- (4) BIOMETRIC AND BIOGRAPHIC SEARCHES.— ment and Budget and the Chair of the Per- Reg. 38103), or any successor thereto.’’. Section 9101(b)(2) of title 5, United States formance Accountability Council, in coordi- (2) COVERED AGENCIES.—Section 9101(a)(6) Code, is amended to read as follows: nation with the Secretary of Defense, and of title 5, United States Code, is amended by ‘‘(2)(A) A State central criminal history adding at the end the following: the Administrator of General Services, and record depository shall allow a covered agen- ‘‘(G) The Department of Homeland Secu- in consultation with representatives from cy to conduct both biometric and biographic rity. stakeholder organizations, shall design a ca- searches of criminal history record informa- ‘‘(H) The Office of the Director of National pability to share and apply electronic iden- tion. Intelligence. tity information across the Government to ‘‘(B) Nothing in subparagraph (A) shall be ‘‘(I) An Executive agency that— enable real-time, risk-managed physical and construed to prohibit the Federal Bureau of ‘‘(i) is authorized to conduct background logical access decisions; and Investigation from requiring a request for investigations under a Federal statute; or (3) the Director of the Office of Manage- criminal history record information to be ac- ‘‘(ii) is delegated authority to conduct ment and Budget, in conjunction with the companied by the fingerprints of the indi- background investigations in accordance vidual who is the subject of the request.’’. Director of the Office of Personnel Manage- with procedures established by the Security ment and in consultation with representa- (5) USE OF MOST COST-EFFECTIVE SYSTEM.— Executive Agent or the Suitability Execu- Section 9101(e) of title 5, United States Code, tives from stakeholder organizations, shall tive Agent under subsection (b) or (c)(iv) of establish investigative and adjudicative is amended by adding at the end the fol- section 2.3 of Executive Order 13467 (73 Fed. lowing: standards for the periodic or regularized re- Reg. 38103), or any successor thereto. evaluation of the eligibility of an individual ‘‘(6) If a criminal justice agency is able to ‘‘(J) A contractor that conducts a back- provide the same information through more to retain credentials issued pursuant to ground investigation on behalf of an agency than 1 system described in paragraph (1), a Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 described in subparagraphs (A) through (I).’’. covered agency may request information (dated August 27, 2004), as appropriate, but (3) APPLICABLE PURPOSES OF INVESTIGA- under subsection (b) from the criminal jus- not less frequently than the authorization TIONS.—Section 9101(b)(1) of title 5, United tice agency, and require the criminal justice period of the issued credentials. States Code, is amended— agency to provide the information, using the (c) SECURITY ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT.— (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) system that is most cost-effective for the Not later than 180 days after the date of en- through (D) as clauses (i) through (iv), re- Federal Government.’’. actment of this Act, the Director of the Of- spectively, and adjusting the margins ac- (6) SEALED OR EXPUNGED RECORDS; JUVENILE fice of Management and Budget shall— cordingly; RECORDS.— (1) formalize the Security, Suitability, and (B) in the matter preceding clause (i), as (A) IN GENERAL.—Section 9101(a)(2) of title Credentialing Line of Business; redesignated— 5, United States Code, is amended— (2) submit a report to the appropriate con- (i) by striking ‘‘the head of’’; (i) in the first sentence, by inserting before gressional committee that describes plans— (ii) by inserting ‘‘all’’ before ‘‘criminal his- the period the following: ‘‘, and includes any (A) for oversight by the Office of Manage- tory record information’’; and analogous juvenile records’’; and ment and Budget of activities of the execu- (iii) by striking ‘‘for the purpose of deter- (ii) by striking the third sentence and in- tive branch of the Government for personnel mining eligibility for any of the following:’’ serting the following: ‘‘The term includes security, suitability, and credentialing; and inserting ‘‘, in accordance with Federal those records of a State or locality sealed (B) to designate enterprise shared services Investigative Standards jointly promulgated pursuant to law if such records are accessible to optimize investments; by the Suitability Executive Agent and Se- by State and local criminal justice agencies (C) to define and implement data standards curity Executive Agent, for the purpose of— for the purpose of conducting background to support common electronic access to crit- ‘‘(A) determining eligibility for—’’; checks.’’. ical Government records; and (C) in clause (i), as redesignated— (B) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of (D) to reduce the burden placed on Govern- (i) by striking ‘‘Access’’ and inserting ‘‘ac- Congress that the Federal Government ment data providers by centralizing requests cess’’; and should not uniformly reject applicants for for records access and ensuring proper shar- (ii) by striking the period and inserting a employment with the Federal Government ing of the data with appropriate investiga- semicolon; or Federal contractors based on— tive and adjudicative elements. (D) in clause (ii), as redesignated— (i) sealed or expunged criminal records; or (d) RECIPROCITY MANAGEMENT.—Not later (i) by striking ‘‘Assignment’’ and inserting (ii) juvenile records. than 2 years after the date of enactment of ‘‘assignment’’; and (7) INTERACTION WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT this Act, the Chair of the Performance Ac- (ii) by striking the period and inserting ‘‘or AND INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES ABROAD.—Sec- countability Council shall ensure that— positions;’’; tion 9101 of title 5, United States Code, is (1) a centralized system is available to (E) in clause (iii), as redesignated— amended by adding at the end the following: serve as the reciprocity management system (i) by striking ‘‘Acceptance’’ and inserting ‘‘(g) Upon request by a covered agency and for the Federal Government; and ‘‘acceptance’’; and in accordance with the applicable provisions (2) the centralized system described in (ii) by striking the period and inserting ‘‘; of this section, the Deputy Assistant Sec- paragraph (1) is aligned with, and incor- or’’; retary of State for Overseas Citizens Serv- porates results from, continuous evaluation (F) in clause (iv), as redesignated— ices shall make available criminal history and other enterprise reform initiatives. (i) by striking ‘‘Appointment’’ and insert- record information collected by the Deputy (e) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS IMPLEMENTA- ing ‘‘appointment’’; Assistant Secretary with respect to an indi- TION.—Not later than 180 days after the date (ii) by striking ‘‘or a critical or sensitive vidual who is under investigation by the cov- of enactment of this Act, the Chair of the position’’; and ered agency regarding any interaction of the Performance Accountability Council, in co- (iii) by striking the period and inserting ‘‘; individual with a law enforcement agency or ordination with the Security Executive or’’; and intelligence agency of a foreign country.’’. Agent, the Suitability Executive Agent, and (G) by adding at the end the following: (8) CLARIFICATION OF SECURITY REQUIRE- the Secretary of Defense, shall jointly de- ‘‘(B) conducting a basic suitability or fit- MENTS FOR CONTRACTORS CONDUCTING BACK- velop a plan to— ness assessment for Federal or contractor GROUND INVESTIGATIONS.—Section 9101 of

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The National Action Plan states ‘‘(h) If a contractor described in subsection gram to— that ‘‘the engagement and protection of (a)(6)(J) uses an automated information de- (I) conduct background checks on employ- women as agents of peace and stability will livery system to request criminal history ees, contractors, and other individuals; be central to United States efforts to pro- record information, the contractor shall (II) adjudicate the results of a background mote security, prevent, respond to, and re- comply with any necessary security require- check, including the utilization of a stand- solve conflict, and rebuild societies’’. ments for access to that system.’’. ardized set of disqualifying offenses or the (3) As stated in the Department of De- (9) CLARIFICATION REGARDING ADVERSE AC- consideration of minor, non-violent, or juve- fense’s October 2014 Report on Progress To- TIONS.—Section 7512 of title 5, United States nile offenses; and ward Security and Stability in Afghanistan, Code, is amended— (III) establish access control systems to the Department of Defense and the Inter- (A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘or’’; deter unauthorized access, or provide a secu- national Security Assistance Force (ISAF) (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the pe- rity credential for any level of access to a ‘‘maintain a robust program dedicated to im- riod and inserting ‘‘, or’’; and covered facility or resource; proving the recruitment, retention, and (C) by adding at the end the following: (iii) a review of any efforts that the treatment of women in the Afghan National ‘‘(F) a suitability action taken by the Of- Screening Coordination Office of the Depart- Security Forces (ANSF), and to improving fice under regulations prescribed by the Of- ment of Homeland Security has undertaken the status of Afghan women in general’’. fice, subject to the rules prescribed by the or plans to undertake to harmonize or stand- (4) According to the Department of De- President under this title for the administra- ardize background check, access control, or fense’s October 2014 Report on Progress To- tion of the competitive service.’’. credentialing requirements for critical infra- ward Security and Stability in Afghanistan, the ‘‘Afghan MoI showed significant support (10) ANNUAL REPORT BY SUITABILITY AND SE- structure and key resource protection pro- for women in the MoI and is taking steps to CURITY CLEARANCE PERFORMANCE ACCOUNT- grams overseen by the Department; and protect and empower female police and fe- ABILITY COUNCIL.—Section 9101 of title 5, (iv) recommendations, developed in con- United States Code, as amended by this sub- sultation with appropriate stakeholders, re- male MoI staff’’. Although some positive section, is amended by adding at the end the garding— steps have been made, progress remains slow to reach the MoI’s goal of recruiting 10,000 following: (I) enhancing the interoperability of secu- rity credentials across critical infrastruc- women in the Afghan National Police (ANP) ‘‘(i) The Suitability and Security Clear- in the next 10 years. ance Performance Accountability Council es- ture and key resource protection programs; (II) eliminating the need for redundant (5) According to Inclusive Security, women tablished under Executive Order 13467 (73 only make up approximately 1 percent of the Fed. Reg. 38103), or any successor thereto, background checks or credentials across ex- isting critical infrastructure and key re- Afghan National Police. There are about shall submit to the Committee on Armed 2,200 women serving in the police force, fewer Services, the Committee on Homeland Secu- source protection programs; (III) harmonizing, where appropriate, the than the goal of 5,000 women set by the Gov- rity and Governmental Affairs, the Com- ernment of Afghanistan. mittee on Appropriations, and the Select standards for identifying potentially dis- qualifying criminal offenses and the weight (6) According to the International Crisis Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, Group, there are not enough female police of- assigned to minor, nonviolent, or juvenile of- and the Committee on Armed Services, the ficers to staff all provincial Family Response fenses in adjudicating the results of a com- Committee on Oversight and Government Units (FRUs). United Nations Assistance pleted background check; and Reform, the Committee on Appropriations, Mission Afghanistan and the Office of the (IV) the development of common, risk- and the Permanent Select Committee on In- High Commissioner for Refugees found that based standards with respect to the back- telligence of the House of Representatives, ‘‘in the absence of Family Response Units or ground check, access control, and security an annual report that— visible women police officers, women victims credentialing requirements for critical infra- ‘‘(1) describes efforts of the Council to inte- almost never approach police stations will- structure and key resource protection pro- grate Federal, State, and local systems for ingly, fearing they will be arrested, their grams. sharing criminal history record information; reputations stained or worse’’. (g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— ‘‘(2) analyzes the extent and effectiveness (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON PROMOTION OF (1) the term ‘‘appropriate committees of of Federal education programs regarding SECURITY OF AFGHAN WOMEN.—It is the sense Congress’’ means— criminal history record information; of Congress that— (A) the congressional defense committees; ‘‘(3) provides an update on the implementa- (1) it is in the national security interests (B) the Select Committee on Intelligence tion of best practices for sharing criminal of the United States to prevent Afghanistan and the Committee on Homeland Security history record information, including ongo- from again becoming a safe haven and train- and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and ing limitations experienced by investigators ing ground for international terrorism; (C) the Permanent Select Committee on working for or on behalf of a covered agency (2) as an important part of a strategy to Intelligence, the Committee on Oversight with respect to access to State and local achieve this objective and to help Afghani- and Government Reform, and the Committee criminal history record information; and stan achieve its full potential, the United on Homeland Security of the House of Rep- ‘‘(4) provides a description of limitations States Government should continue to regu- resentatives; and on the sharing of information relevant to a larly press the Government of the Islamic (2) the term ‘‘Performance Accountability background investigation, other than crimi- Republic of Afghanistan to commit to the Council’’ means the Suitability and Security nal history record information, between— meaningful inclusion of women in the polit- Clearance Performance Accountability ‘‘(A) investigators working for or on behalf ical, economic, and security transition proc- Council established under Executive Order of a covered agency; and ess and to ensure that women’s concerns are 13467 (73 Fed. Reg. 38103), or any successor ‘‘(B) State and local law enforcement agen- fully reflected in relevant negotiations; thereto. cies.’’. (3) the United States Government and the (11) GAO REPORT ON ENHANCING INTEROPER- AMENDMENT NO. 1747 Government of Afghanistan should reaffirm ABILITY AND REDUCING REDUNDANCY IN FED- (Purpose: To require the Department of De- their commitment to supporting Afghan ERAL CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION fense to support the security of Afghan civil society, including women’s organiza- ACCESS CONTROL, BACKGROUND CHECK, AND women and girls during and after 2015) tions, as agreed to during the meeting be- CREDENTIALING STANDARDS.— At the end of subtitle A of title XII, add tween the International Community and the (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months the following: Government of Afghanistan on the Tokyo after the date of enactment of this Act, the SEC. 1209. SUPPORT FOR SECURITY OF AFGHAN Mutual Accountability Framework (TMAF) Comptroller General of the United States WOMEN AND GIRLS. in July 2013; shall submit to the congressional defense (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the fol- (4) the United States Government should committees, the Committee on Homeland lowing findings: continue to support and encourage efforts to Security of the House of Representatives, (1) Through the sacrifice and dedication of recruit and retain women in the Afghan Na- and the Committee on Homeland Security members of the Armed Forces, civilian per- tional Security Forces, who are critical to and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a re- sonnel, and our Afghan partners as well as the success of NATO’s Resolute Support Mis- port on the background check, access con- the American people’s generous investment, sion and future Enduring Partnership mis- trol, and credentialing requirements of Fed- oppressive Taliban rule has given way to a sion; and eral programs for the protection of critical nascent democracy in Afghanistan. It is in (5) the United States should bid on no less infrastructure and key resources. our national security interest to help pre- than one gender advisor billet within the (B) CONTENTS.—The Comptroller General vent Afghanistan from ever again becoming Resolute Support Mission Gender Advisory shall include in the report required under a safe haven and training ground for inter- Unit and continue to work with other coun- subparagraph (A)— national terrorism and to solidify and pre- tries to ensure that the Resolute Support (i) a summary of the major characteristics serve the gains our men and women in uni- Mission Gender Advisory Unit billets are of each such Federal program, including the form fought so hard to establish. fully staffed. types of infrastructure and resources cov- (2) The United States through its National (c) PLAN TO PROMOTE SECURITY OF AFGHAN ered; Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security WOMEN.—

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(1) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—The Sec- (I) efforts to recruit women into the ANSF, or civilian employee of the Department over- retary of Defense, in conjunction with the including the special operations forces; seas occurs in a non-combat area. Secretary of State, shall include in the re- (II) programs and activities of the Afghan (B) Recommendations for alternative plans port required under section 1225 of the Carl Ministry of Defense Directorate of Human to ensure that the next of kin of members of Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon Na- Rights and Gender Integration and the Af- the Armed Forces and civilian employees of tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal ghan Ministry of Interior Office of Human the Department who die overseas in a non- Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. Rights, Gender and Child Rights; combat area may participate in the dignified 3550)— (III) development and dissemination of transfer of the remains of the deceased at (A) an assessment of the security of Af- gender and human rights educational and Dover Port Mortuary, including through the ghan women and girls, including information training materials and programs within the actions of appropriate non-governmental or- regarding efforts to increase the recruitment Afghan Ministry of Defense and the Afghan ganizations. and retention of women in the ANSF; and Ministry of Interior; AMENDMENT NO. 1931 (B) an assessment of the implementation of (IV) efforts to address harassment and vio- (Purpose: To improve the annual reports of the plans for the recruitment, integration, lence against women within the ANSF; the Chief of the National Guard Bureau on retention, training, treatment, and provision (V) improvements to infrastructure that the ability of the National Guard to meets of appropriate facilities and transportation address the requirements of women serving its mission) for women in the ANSF, including the chal- in the ANSF, including appropriate equip- At the end of subtitle F of title X, add the lenges associated with such implementation ment for female security and police forces, following: and the steps being taken to address those and transportation for policewomen to their challenges. station SEC. 1065. ANNUAL REPORTS OF THE CHIEF OF (2) PLAN REQUIRED.— THE NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU ON (VI) support for ANP Family Response THE ABILITY OF THE NATIONAL (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense Units; and GUARD TO MEETS ITS MISSIONS. shall, in coordination with the Secretary of (VII) security provisions for high-profile Section 10504(a) of title 10, United States State, to the extent practicable, support the female police and army officers. Code, is amended— efforts of the Government of Afghanistan to (1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The Chief of promote the security of Afghan women and AMENDMENT NO. 2006 the National Guard Bureau’’; girls during and after the security transition (Purpose: Relating to the policies of the De- (2) in paragraph (1), as so designated, by process through the development and imple- partment of Defense on the travel of next striking ‘‘, through the Secretaries of the mentation by the Government of Afghani- of kin to participate in the dignified trans- Army and the Air Force,’’; stan of an Afghan-led plan that should in- fer of remains of members of the Armed (3) by striking the second sentence; and clude the elements described in this para- Forces and civilian employees of the De- (4) by adding at the end the following new graph. partment of Defense who die overseas) paragraphs: (B) TRAINING.—The Secretary of Defense, At the end of subtitle C of title VI , add the ‘‘(2) Each report shall include the fol- working with the NATO-led Resolute Sup- following: lowing: port mission should encourage the Govern- SEC. 622. POLICIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DE- ‘‘(A) An assessment, prepared in conjunc- ment of Afghanistan to develop— FENSE ON TRAVEL OF NEXT OF KIN tion with the Secretaries of the Army and (i) measures for the evaluation of the effec- TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DIGNIFIED the Air Force, of the ability of the National tiveness of existing training for Afghan Na- TRANSFER OF REMAINS OF MEM- Guard to carry out its Federal missions. tional Security Forces on this issue; BERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND (ii) a plan to increase the number of female CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF THE DE- ‘‘(B) An assessment, prepared in conjunc- security officers specifically trained to ad- PARTMENT OF DEFENSE WHO DIE tion with the chief executive officers of the dress cases of gender-based violence, includ- OVERSEAS. States and territories, of the ability of the ing ensuring the Afghan National Police’s (a) REVIEW OF POLICIES.— National Guard to carry out emergency sup- Family Response Units (FRUs) have the nec- (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense port functions of the National Response essary resources and are available to women shall carry out a review of the current poli- Framework. ‘‘(3) Each report may be submitted in clas- across Afghanistan; cies of the Department of Defense on the (iii) mechanisms to enhance the capacity travel for next of kin to participate in the sified and unclassified versions.’’. for units of National Police’s Family Re- dignified transfer of remains of members of AMENDMENT NO. 2011 sponse Units to fulfill their mandate as well the Armed Forces and civilian employees of (Purpose: To provide for cooperation between as indicators measuring the operational ef- the Department who die overseas. the United States and Israel on anti-tunnel fectiveness of these units; (2) ELEMENTS.—The review required by this capabilities) (iv) a plan to address the development of subsection shall include the following: Strike section 1272 and insert the fol- accountability mechanisms for ANA and (A) An assessment of the changes to De- lowing: ANP personnel who violate codes of conduct partment instructions and Federal regula- SEC. 1272. UNITED STATES-ISRAEL ANTI-TUNNEL related to the human rights of women and tions necessary to provide Government fund- COOPERATION. girls, including female members of the ed travel to the next of kin to participate in (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the fol- ANSF; and the dignified transfer of remains of members lowing findings: (v) a plan to develop training for the ANA of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (1) Tunnels can be used for criminal pur- and the ANP to increase awareness and re- of the Department who die overseas, regard- poses, such as smuggling drugs, weapons, or sponsiveness among ANA and ANP personnel less whether the death occurred in a combat humans, or for terrorist or military pur- regarding the unique security challenges area or a non-combat area. poses, such as launching surprise attacks or women confront when serving in those (B) An action plan and timeline for making detonating explosives underneath civilian or forces. the changes described in subparagraph (A). military infrastructure. (C) ENROLLMENT AND TREATMENT.—The (b) MODIFICATION OF POLICIES.— (2) Tunnels have been a growing threat on Secretary of Defense, in cooperation with (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in the southern border of the United States for the Afghan Ministries of Defense and Inte- paragraph (2), not later than February 1, years. rior, shall seek to assist the Government of 2016, the Secretary of Defense shall take ap- (3) In the conflict in Gaza in 2014, terrorists Afghanistan in including as part of the plan propriate actions to modify the policies of used tunnels to conduct attacks against developed under subparagraph (A) the devel- the Department in order to provide Govern- Israel. opment and implementation of a plan to in- ment funded travel for the next of kin to (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of crease the number of female members of the participate in the dignified transfer of re- Congress that— ANA and ANP and to promote their equal mains of members of the Armed Forces and (1) it is in the national security interests treatment, including through such steps as civilian employees of the Department of De- of the United States to develop technology providing appropriate equipment, modifying fense who die overseas, regardless whether to detect and counter tunnels, and the best facilities, and ensuring literacy and gender the death occurs in a combat area or a non- way to do this is to partner with other af- awareness training for recruits. combat area. fected countries; (D) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.— (2) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary is not re- (2) the Administration should, on a joint (i) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds available to quired to modify the policies of the Depart- basis with Israel, carry out research, devel- the Department of Defense for the Afghan ment as described in paragraph (1) if, by not opment, test, and evaluation of anti-tunnel Security Forces Fund for Fiscal Year 2016, later than March, 1, 2016, the Secretary cer- capabilities to detect, map, and neutralize no less than $10,000,000 should be used for the tifies, in writing, to the congressional de- underground tunnels that threaten the recruitment, integration, retention, train- fense committees that such action is not in United States or Israel; and ing, and treatment of women in the ANSF as the best interest of the United States. The (3) the Administration should use devel- well as the recruitment, training, and con- certification shall include the following: oped anti-tunnel capabilities to better pro- tracting of female security personnel for fu- (A) An assessment and reevaluation by the tect the United States and deployed United ture elections. Secretary of the rational for excluding the States military personnel. (ii) TYPES OF PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES.— next of kin from Government funded travel if (c) AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH ANTI-TUNNEL Such programs and activities may include— the death of a member of the Armed Forces CAPABILITIES PROGRAM WITH ISRAEL.—

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Madam President, I pabilities to detect, map, and neutralize un- the Department of Veterans Affairs) derground tunnels that threaten the United congratulate the chairman and ranking At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the States or Israel. Such authority includes au- member of the Armed Services Com- following: thority to construct facilities and install mittee for this heroic effort, doing, as equipment necessary to carry out research, SEC. 1085. DESIGNATION OF CONSTRUCTION the chairman said, the most important AGENT FOR CERTAIN CONSTRUC- development, test, and evaluation so author- TION PROJECTS BY DEPARTMENT business we can do as part of the Fed- ized. Any activities carried out pursuant to OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. eral Government; that is, keeping such authority shall be conducted in a man- (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Vet- America safe and making sure we keep ner that appropriately protects sensitive in- erans Affairs shall seek to enter into an our commitments to those who volun- formation and United States and Israel na- agreement subject to subsections (b), (c), and teer to serve, many in harm’s way, to tional security interests. (e) of section 1535 of title 31, United States (2) REPORT.—The activities described in Code, with the Army Corps of Engineers or protect our liberties. paragraph (1) and subsection (d) may be car- another entity of the Federal Government to In a couple hours, we will vote to ried out after the Secretary of Defense sub- serve, on a reimbursable basis, as the con- pass the Defense authorization bill, and mits to the appropriate committees of Con- struction agent on all construction projects that is an important bipartisan accom- gress a report setting forth the following: of the Department of Veterans Affairs spe- plishment. It is just another step in a (A) A memorandum of agreement between cifically authorized by Congress after the the United States and Israel regarding shar- new Congress which has acted in a bi- date of the enactment of this Act that in- partisan way to deal with a number of ing of research and development costs for the volve a total expenditure of more than capabilities described in paragraph (1), and $100,000,000, excluding any acquisition by ex- challenges confronting the country. any supporting documents. change. I am more optimistic today than I (B) A certification that the memorandum (b) AGREEMENT.—Under the agreement en- have been in a long time that the Sen- of agreement— tered into under subsection (a), the construc- ate is finally back to work and Con- (i) requires sharing of costs of projects, in- tion agent shall provide design, procure- gress is doing what the American peo- cluding in-kind support, between the United ment, and construction management serv- ple who elected us sent us here to do, States and Israel; ices for the construction, alteration, and ac- (ii) establishes a framework to negotiate quisition of facilities of the Department. and that is to do their work and to rep- resent them to the best of our ability, the rights to any intellectual property devel- Mr. MCCAIN. Madam President, I ask which is one reason why I have come to oped under the memorandum of agreement; unanimous consent that all postcloture and the floor to express some of my con- time on H.R. 1735 expire at 1:45 p.m. (iii) requires the United States Govern- cerns at what we have heard from the today, with the time equally divided ment to receive quarterly reports on expend- Democratic leadership about their in- between the managers or their des- iture of funds, if any, by the Government of tentions with regard to the next piece Israel, including a description of what the ignees for debate only. funds have been used for, when funds were The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there of legislation we turn to—the Defense expended, and an identification of entities objection? appropriations bill. As we all know, the that expended the funds. Without objection, it is so ordered. Democratic leader and some Demo- (d) ASSISTANCE IN CONNECTION WITH PRO- Mr. MCCAIN. Madam President, I crats in his caucus have threatened not GRAM.— have asked the members of the com- to move forward on this Defense appro- (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense priations bill. is authorized to provide procurement, main- mittee to convene in the President’s tenance, and sustainment assistance to Room at 1:30 p.m., if they would, be- I want to talk about the con- Israel in support of the anti-tunnel capabili- cause there is a portion of the bill, the sequences in the real world of holding ties research, development, test, and evalua- annex, that needs to be approved. We up this Defense appropriations bill and tion activities authorized in subsection need a quorum for that so that we can particularly how it will affect my (c)(1). move forward with the final vote on home State of Texas. (2) REPORT.—Assistance may not be pro- the bill. Obviously, the Defense appropria- vided under paragraph (1) until 15 days after I also wish to thank all Members on tions bill will provide the military the Secretary submits to the appropriate both sides of the aisle for the conduct committees of Congress a report setting with resources necessary to meet the forth a detailed description of the assistance of this debate in consideration of a significant demands they face and we to be provided. very large and very complex piece of face as a country around the world but (3) MATCHING CONTRIBUTION.—Assistance legislation. most basically to defend our country may not be provided under this subsection I especially thank my friend from and to keep us safe. unless the Government of Israel contributes Rhode Island, who has worked dili- This bill provides for training and an amount not less than the amount of as- gently, along with his staff, to see that readiness funds and makes sure our sistance to be so provided to the program, we arrive at this point. We have a lot project, or activity for which the assistance troops are well prepared to carry out of other hurdles to go through, but any mission that might be assigned to is to be so provided. without getting through this one, we (e) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—The Secretary of them anywhere in the world. couldn’t have been prepared for those Defense shall submit to the appropriate com- The appropriations bill provides the that are laid before us before the Presi- mittees of Congress on a quarterly basis a re- money for critical modernization of port that contains a copy of the most recent dent puts his signature on this most our aircraft, ships, ground vehicles, quarterly report provided by the Govern- important piece of legislation. ment of Israel to the Department of Defense I yield to my friend from Rhode Is- and other equipment so that our troops pursuant to subsection (c)(2)(B)(iii). land. can fight with the best cutting-edge (f) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- weapons systems at our disposal so DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appro- they can accomplish their objective. priate committees of Congress’’ means— ator from Rhode Island. (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Mr. REED. Madam President, I, too, Perhaps most importantly, this legis- Committee on Foreign Relations, the Com- want to commend the chairman and his lation helps make sure our troops and mittee on Homeland Security, and the Com- staff for extraordinarily diligent, coop- military families enjoy a good quality mittee on Appropriations of the Senate; and erative, and careful work. I am pleased of life. We have an all-volunteer mili- (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the to be here to support this block of tary, and the family members of those Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Com- amendments. As the chairman noted, who wear the uniform serve no less mittee on Homeland Security, and the Com- we are on the verge of passage of the than the ones who wear the uniform. mittee on Appropriations of the House of So making sure the families of our Representatives. legislation. Then we will be able to (g) SUNSET.—The authority in this section move forward and address other issues. military members enjoy a good quality to carry out activities described in sub- I thank the chairman for his coopera- of life is very important. We will never section (c), and to provide assistance de- tion and his great leadership. be able to repay our troops for all they

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But tion for Childhood Arrivals Program or provides them a modest, well-deserved these bases represent only a fraction of what has become known as DACA. raise. the U.S. military presence in Texas. Today, more than 660,000 young peo- Like the Presiding Officer, I am All of our military installations are in- ple across this Nation have benefitted proud of those who serve our Nation tegral to making sure our military is from DACA, including more than 7,000 and our military and our home States. prepared, trained, healthy, and ready in my home State of New Mexico. Nearly 120,000 Texans are serving on for action. These are some of our brightest stu- Active Duty today, as well as more The Defense appropriations bill that dents and veterans who no longer have than 55,000 Guardsmen and Reservists. some have threatened to filibuster in to fear deportation. Not only do We have 15 major military installa- order to extract a negotiation about DREAMers want to earn an education tions in Texas, which have more than more government spending makes sure and work, they want to give back to 168,000 Active and Reserve component that the servicemembers assigned to their communities and their country. servicemembers assigned to them. those bases and countless others across In fact, I would suggest that DREAM- These world-class bases, posts, air sta- our Nation have what they need. ers don’t know how to be anything but tions, and depots are critical facilities We ask a lot of our men and women American. where our troops train for combat and in uniform. The very least we can do is We hear again and again of the re- learn the skills they need in order to pass legislation that provides for the markable stories of immigrants over- accomplish their mission and where we training and equipment they need in coming very difficult challenges in the maintain essential military equipment. order to accomplish their mission and genuine pursuit of a better life. Across So when I consider the possibility that to ensure them the quality of life they the country, there are DREAMers for a cynical political reason some and their families have so richly working to become doctors, scientists, might decide to block this appropria- earned. lawyers, and engineers. They want to tions bill that actually literally pays I find it very troubling and, indeed, start businesses or teach in classrooms. the salary of the troops, I am very dis- dumbfounding that some of our col- They want to contribute to America’s appointed. I hope they will reconsider. leagues from across the aisle who have success. These resources we will vote on— already voted overwhelmingly to move I had the privilege of meeting these starting this afternoon, we will start forward on the Defense authorization twin sisters who are pictured here, that process—go to places such as Fort bill would today talk about blocking Jazmin and Yazmin, earlier this year. Bliss and Fort Hood, TX, homes to the the necessary appropriations bill to ac- They immigrated to the United States finest heavy ground combat units in tually carry out that policy that we with their mother from Mexico when the world. will pass shortly in the Defense author- they were just 3 years old. Fort Bliss in El Paso sits on more ization bill. As students at Del Norte High School than 1 million acres. It is an irreplace- I believe that to be consistent after in Albuquerque, Jazmin and Yazmin able training range for our troops, and such a big vote, as I anticipate we will worked hard to earn good grades, and it is the Army’s second largest instal- have on the Defense authorization bill, as juniors and seniors, they took dual lation by size. It is the proud home of any notion of blocking the appropria- credit courses at Central New Mexico the Army’s famed 1st Armored Divi- tions bill that would actually pay for Community College. sion. And Fort Hood, which serves as those policies to be carried out should Jazmin will graduate magna cum home to both III Corps and the storied simply evaporate. laude from the University of New Mex- So I hope our colleagues across the 1st Cavalry Division, has more Army ico with a bachelor of business admin- aisle—many of whom have said they brigades than any Army installation in istration, concentrating in finance. She actually support the policies behind the country. earned an interdisciplinary studies dis- this legislation—will defy their party’s When I think about Members of the tinction from the University of New leadership and their misguided advice Senate actually considering the possi- Mexico Honors College, and her sister about blocking this legislation in order bility of blocking pay for our troops to extract a negotiation on more gov- Yazmin would go on to graduate magna and support for our military, I also ernment spending and will decide in- cum laude from the University of New think about bases such as Dyess Air stead to move this legislation forward. Mexico with a bachelor of science in bi- Force Base in Abilene, TX. This key The brave men and women in Texas ology and Spanish, a minor in chem- base is home to units that have de- and throughout the country who are istry, and completed the University ployed time and time again in recent fighting on our behalf deserve nothing Honors Program. She received depart- years in support of combat missions in less. And I hope our colleagues who are mental summa cum laude honors. Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere, in- even considering for a moment the idea These two young women are working cluding the 317th Airlift Group. Dyess of blocking the funding that would ac- tirelessly to ensure they have a better is also home to the 7th Bomb Wing, one tually help pay our troops will recon- future for themselves and their moth- of only two B–1 strategic bomber wings sider and cast their vote in support of er. in the U.S. Air Force. The 7th has been the troops and not cast their vote in In August, Jazmin will begin her sec- the tip of the spear in the fight against favor of some cynical political strategy ond year at the University of New Mex- ISIL, conducting airstrikes against the which will undermine our support for ico School of Law, and Yazmin will terrorist army in Iraq and in Syria. our troops. begin her first year at the University We are also proud in my State to Madam President, I yield the floor. of New Mexico School of Medicine. boast the Corpus Christi Army Depot, I suggest the absence of a quorum. Given their immigration status, the the largest rotary wing repair facility The PRESIDING OFFICER. The journey for Jazmin and Yazmin to get in the world. When our Army heli- clerk will call the roll. to where they are today was anything copters come back from battle, many The bill clerk proceeded to call the but easy. They have overcome many of them are pretty beat up and barely roll. hardships, including homelessness and operable. They typically make a pit Mr. HEINRICH. Madam President, I hunger. stop in Corpus Christi to make sure our ask unanimous consent that the order After their mother—who is a single battle-tested warfighting equipment is for the quorum call be rescinded. mom—suffered a stroke, it was up to ready for the next challenge. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without them to find work to support their Between our naval air stations at objection, it is so ordered. family, cover her medical costs, and Corpus Christi and Kingsville, Texas 3RD ANNIVERSARY OF DACA PROGRAM pay for their education. To this day, provides the proving ground and cru- Mr. HEINRICH. Madam President, 3 there is another heavy burden these cible for more than 1,000 new Navy and years ago, President Obama announced young women carry with them; it is

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It is always awful when one of these drives these two bright young women My own father is an immigrant who events takes place, but to have it hap- and what keeps them going, and it is came to America from Nazi Germany pen at a house of worship makes it simple: They want to give back to their in the 1930s, and I am sure many of us even worse. Churches should be a place communities. in this Chamber have immigrant roots of refuge, a place where people feel safe Jazmin, who is currently a summer in our own families which have con- and secure, a place of mercy, a place of law clerk at New Mexico’s Center on tributed to America’s success story. We compassion. The depth of loss these Law and Poverty, wants to be a lawyer are not a country that kicks out our families must be feeling is simply to ensure that every person has equal best and brightest students, and we are awful. access to the law. not a nation that tears families apart. I want the American people to know Yazmin, who is currently a medical The current DACA Program is only a the Senate is thinking of the families assistant at the Casa de Salud Medical temporary solution. DACA recipients today and the victims they loved. We Office in the South Valley, wants to be have to renew every 2 years in order to are also thinking of the entire con- a primary care physician so she can maintain their deferred status, but gregation at this historic church. We help families gain access to quality that is no way to live. It is unfair for will continue to do so as more about health care. these DREAMers to live their lives 2 this tragedy is learned in the hours and This is who DREAMers are, and I years at a time. We desperately need days to come. think their stories are absolutely in- robust immigration reform. Our hearts go out to the families who spiring. Now, let’s step back for a moment have been affected by this awful trag- This young man’s name is Cesar. He and remember that the Senate passed a edy. is 26 years old and a DACA recipient. comprehensive, bipartisan immigration I suggest the absence of a quorum. Cesar and his family moved from Ciu- bill almost 2 years ago now. That bill The PRESIDING OFFICER. The dad Juarez to Las Cruces, NM, when he would have modernized our immigra- clerk will call the roll. was in the fifth grade. tion system to meet the needs of our The bill clerk proceeded to call the As a middle and high school student, economy, provided an accountable roll. he earned great grades, and through pathway to earned citizenship for the Mr. REED. Mr. President, I ask unan- local scholarships he enrolled at New undocumented workers currently liv- imous consent that the order for the Mexico State University. He earned a ing in the shadows, including making quorum call be rescinded. bachelor degree in biology, microbi- the DREAM Act the law of the land, The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. ology, and Spanish, not to mention mi- and it would have dramatically PERDUE. Without objection, it is so or- nors in chemistry and biochemistry. strengthened security at our borders. dered. When he graduated from college in Accountable immigration reform re- Mr. REED. Mr. President, after al- 2011, Cesar couldn’t put his degrees to ceived 68 votes in this body and dem- most 3 weeks, we are completing con- work because of his immigration sta- onstrated the kind of legislation we sideration of the fiscal year 2016 Na- tus. So instead of working in the lab- can pass when we work together. tional Defense Authorization Act. oratory, he went to work as a As a nation, we value the twin prom- Again, I want to thank Senator MCCAIN landscaper. ises of freedom and opportunity. Those for what has largely been a bipartisan, When the President made his DACA ideals are important no matter where serious consideration of issues impor- announcement, Cesar immediately ap- you were born. However, too many of tant to the Department of Defense and plied and was approved for deferred ac- my Republican colleagues don’t see it to the national security of the United tion. Because of DACA, Cesar was able that way. Several of them want to re- States. He has led the way, initially to work and earn an income to help scind or even defund DACA and roll with a series of very thoughtful hear- pay for graduate school. back the progress we have made over ings with foreign policy experts setting This year, Cesar earned his master’s the past 3 years. the context for our debate. degree in biology and a minor in mo- Why would we end such a successful Then we listened to our uniformed lecular biology from New Mexico State program? What I would say to those military leaders and our Defense De- University, where he focused his re- who do this is come back to the table partment officials. In the process of search on bioinformatics. and work with us to pass immigration Cesar makes it a point to get in- reform. We need pragmatic solutions to drafting the legislation, before it went volved in the local community. He has fix our broken immigration laws, and to the subcommittees, there was a col- volunteered at La Casa and helped with we need them now. Let’s make the laboration that was inspired by his the biology graduate organization. He dream a reality after all. commitment—which he has always said: Madam President, I suggest the ab- demonstrated—to do what he thought Once you start volunteering, you wish you sence of a quorum. was in the best interest of the men and had more time because you love it so much. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The women who wear the uniform of the It can improve your outlook on everything clerk will call the roll. United States. His presence and his you’re doing. The bill clerk proceeded to call the leadership, has, I think, brought us to Cesar’s dream is to become a doctor roll. this point where we are getting ready so he can work to help prevent disease. Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, to consider a major piece of legislation Soon he will take a major step toward I ask unanimous consent that the order on behalf of the men and women of the that goal. This coming school year, for the quorum call be rescinded. Armed Forces of the United States and Cesar will be a medical and Ph.D. stu- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without of the country. dent at Loyola University in Chicago. objection, it is so ordered. We have considered many issues. We ‘‘DACA has changed my life,’’ he said. ORDER OF PROCEDURE were briefly sidetracked by the cyber ‘‘Within two to three years, I went Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, amendment. We all understand that from working in landscaping to becom- I ask unanimous consent that the man- the cyber bill is absolutely critical. In ing a medical student.’’ datory quorum call under rule XXII of fact, I think it has to be addressed as The stories of Cesar, Jazmin, and the Standing Rules of the Senate be soon as possible. That is probably the Yazmin represent what makes this waived with respect to the cloture vote next piece of business we should take country great. They are inspiring, and on the motion to proceed to H.R. 2685. up in this Senate. But it was brought there are hundreds of thousands of The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without up in a procedure—in an unexpected DREAMers like them across this coun- objection, it is so ordered. way, in a way in which we could not try. TRAGEDY IN CHARLESTON give it the full consideration it de- Immigrants make the United States Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, serves. So, once again, I think we a more prosperous nation. In New Mex- I come to the floor to speak about the should commit ourselves as a Senate to

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Six hundred amendments aging that debate, allowing it to take cratic side: Liz King, Gary Leeling, were filed. We were able to consider place, and for it coming to a vote. We Creighton Greene, Kirk McConnell, Bill many of them, both Republican and lost, 54 to 46. It had strong support on Monahan, Mike Kuiken, John Quirk, Democratic, either through votes on our side of the aisle, but it was a fair Jon Clark, Jonathan Epstein, Arun the floor in a very open process or and full debate and we lost. The result, Seraphin, Carolyn Chuhta, Mike through managers’ packages which we though, is that the problem remains. Noblet, Ozge Guzelsu, Maggie McNa- put together and approved. We debated We are in a situation where, if we con- mara, Jody Bennett, and, once again, on very important issues—interroga- tinue down this pathway, we will see my staff director, Liz King. tion techniques, sexual assault in our the OCO account as an escape valve for I would like to thank the floor staff. military, and U.S. policies in Iraq and defense while everyone else is subject I have come to appreciate more than I elsewhere. I think these debates and to sequestration. I don’t think that is ever knew how vital a role they play on votes ensured that this authorization good. I don’t think it is good for de- both sides of the aisle, and I thank bill is better than it was when it left fense. I certainly don’t think it is good them for what they have done. the committee. for these other agencies, and it is not Finally, this bill has some extraor- There is, however, one overarching good for our overall national security. dinarily good provisions in it. Many of problem that remains with this bill, There are many who say: Don’t worry them are tough, hard, path-breaking and it is one that I have persistently about that. This is just an authoriza- provisions that are there because the pointed to and persistently argued has tion bill. The appropriations bill is chairman decided he was going to go to be corrected, and it is the fact that where we will have the appropriate dis- all in on many different aspects, from the bill is funded through the OCO ac- cussion and debate. acquisition, to troop support efforts, to counts in a significant way, using an I think that is going to happen, but incorporating provisions of the com- escape valve from the Budget Control my view is that authorizations and ap- mission on pay and retirement, all of Act, which OCO provides exclusively propriations are so closely related that those things, and I commend him for for defense, with some minor devi- we couldn’t ignore one and we couldn’t that. It is just that I think I have to ations for other some national security ignore this authorization. stand and say we have to fix this issue So, again, I think we have to recog- programs and other agencies, but es- with respect to the underpinning fun- nize that underpinning this authoriza- sentially this is the defense funding damental budget approach which says: tion, with all of its worthy programs, mechanism. As a result, what we are We will let BCA stand for every other is this very difficult issue of overreli- confronted with is a bill that is over- agency, but we will be able to exploit, ance on OCO funding. reliant upon the overseas contingency Then there are some who say: Well, in a way, this OCO exception, and we account. Ironically, it provides the even so, it is a 1-year fix. will use it. And I think that is not the same level of resources that the Presi- Well, I don’t think that is the case at path we want to pursue. dent asked for, but instead of putting all. I think if we use these types of With that, and again with my thanks it in the base budget, it grows OCO gimmicks—as some have called them— to the chairman, I yield the floor. from roughly $50 billion to $90 billion, and accounting tricks once, our tend- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- and that is all deficit spending. So this ency to use them again will be there. ator from Arizona. is not a way in which we are improving In fact, once we use it once, it is easier Mr. MCCAIN. Mr. President, as we ap- our fiscal situation; we are just adding to use it two, three, four, five times. proach a final vote on the National De- $40 billion of deficit spending. We have had this discussion on the fense Authorization Act, I take this op- The other aspect of this that is so floor, for example, interestingly portunity to thank my friend and col- critical is that if we adhere to the enough, about how medical research in league from Rhode Island, Senator Budget Control Act, we will not ade- the Department of Defense went from REED. Despite his lack of substantive quately fund other agencies, and many $25 million or so in 1992 to $13 billion education somewhere on the Hudson of these other agencies are as vital to today. Well, the answer is easy. Back River, he has been thoughtful, bipar- our national security as the Depart- then, because we had similar—not iden- tisan, and he has maintained that ment of Defense—the FBI, Homeland tical—arrangements where we capped throughout the consideration of this Security, and the State Department. discretionary domestic spending but legislation. We have had speakers on floor talk uncapped defense spending, people We worked together through hun- about—rightfully so—this huge refugee went to where—the chairman referred dreds of amendments in markup and crisis we are seeing all through the to the Willie Sutton approach—the hundreds more during the past 2 weeks, Middle East because of the instability money was. It was defense. And it has and obviously we have some differences in Iraq and Syria. Those refugees— grown and it has grown. I think that is from time to time. Senator REED has when we try to help them, that help is what is going to happen again if we never stopped searching for common typically sent through the State De- take this trajectory, this pathway, ground and consensus, and so this leg- partment, through USAID, through using OCO. islation would not be what it is with- those agencies, and they are still with- I sense that if we make tough deci- out his leadership and his cooperation. in the sequester caps. sions today, it will benefit us in the I would just remind my friend, how- As a result, I was very pleased to long run. One of those tough deci- ever, that the title of this legislation is offer both in the committee and on the sions—and one I make very reluc- ‘‘to authorize appropriations’’—not to floor an amendment that would essen- tantly—is to oppose this legislation. It appropriate but to authorize appropria- tially say: Let’s stop for a second. We is worthy legislation in many respects. tions. That is the task of the Appro- have this $39 billion of additional OCO I think we have to fix this problem, priations Committee. So the OCO issue, spending that we are giving to the De- and I think we have to fix it now. I which he and I are largely in agree- partment of Defense because it is not have tried in my efforts to focus the at- ment on, should have been repeal of se- subject to BCA. Before we do that, let’s tention on the need to correct the BCA, questration. That is an issue which put a fence around it, to put it in collo- the need to get us on a sustainable should be addressed where the author- quial terminology, let’s just say that pathway where we do include within ity lies—in appropriations, not in au- money is there because we recognize the base of the Department of Defense thorization. We can’t increase or de- that the needs of the Department of those funds they need to operate and crease a single penny of authorization Defense are critical and they have to then OCO really is for overseas contin- except what was given to us through be fulfilled, but it is going to stay gency operations. the Budget Committee process, which

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And that is an issue that my tain our military technological advan- vent and respond to military sexual as- friend from Rhode Island and I disagree tage. That is what this legislation is sault. It contains a number of provi- on, but it did not prohibit him, me, our all about. It is a reform bill. It tackles sions aimed at strengthening the au- staffs, and members of the committee acquisition reform, headquarters and thorities of Special Victims’ Counsel to on both sides of the aisle from working management reform, military retire- provide services to victims of sexual on a piece of legislation that, in my ment reform, and personnel reform. assault. The legislation also enhances view, which is clearly subjective, is a The bill authorizes every dollar of confidential reporting options for vic- reform bill—a reform bill, working to- the President’s budget request of $612 tims of sexual assault and increases ac- gether, that is almost unprecedented, billion but focuses these resources cess to timely disclosure of certain ma- at least in the last 30 years when you more directly on our warfighters. The terials and information in connection look at the extent and the nature of Committee on Armed Services identi- with the prosecution of offenses. the reforms in this legislation. fied $10 billion of excess and unneces- On management reform, the NDAA I thank the majority leader, Senator sary spending in the budget request, ensures the Department of Defense and MCCONNELL, for his commitment to re- and we reinvested those savings in the the military services are using precious suming regular order. Under Senator military capabilities our troops need to defense dollars to fulfill their missions MCCONNELL’s leadership, the Senate succeed. We did all of this while up- and defend the Nation, not expand has been able to take up this critical holding our commitments to our serv- their bloated staffs. While staff at national security legislation on time, icemembers, retirees, and their fami- Army Headquarters increased 60 per- allowing for thoughtful consideration lies. cent over the past decade, the Army is of amendments. This is how the Senate My friends, America’s military tech- now cutting brigade combat teams. should operate—regular order, on time, nological advantage is eroding—and The Air Force evaded mandated cuts to giving our military the certainty they eroding fast. One of the primary causes Headquarters personnel by creating need to plan and execute their mis- of this is a broken Defense Acquisition two new Headquarters entities, while sions. System that takes too long, costs too at the same time complaining it had For 53 consecutive years, Congress much, and wastes billions of dollars— insufficient personnel to maintain has passed a National Defense Author- often on weapons programs that never combat aircraft. The NDAA directs tar- ization Act. That is testimony to the become operational and with no one geted reductions in Headquarters and vital importance of this legislation, ever being held responsible. That is administrative staff that would gen- which provides the necessary funding why this legislation includes the most erate $1.7 billion in savings in just the and authorities for our military to de- sweeping acquisition reforms in a gen- next fiscal year. With these savings and billions more fend the Nation. eration. We put the services back into But perhaps at no time in the last the acquisition process, create new identified, this bill invests in providing half century has this legislation ever mechanisms to ensure accountability critical military capabilities for our been so critical. Over the past few for results, streamline regulation, and warfighters and meeting the unfunded priorities of our service chiefs and months, the Senate Armed Services open the defense acquisition process to combatant commanders. Committee has received testimony our Nation’s innovators. Even as challenges to maritime secu- This bill advances unprecedented re- from many of America’s most re- rity increase in the Middle East and forms to our military retirement sys- spected statesmen, thinkers, and the Western Pacific and pressures on tem. Under the current 70-year-old sys- former military commanders. These our shipbuilding budget increase, the tem, 83 percent of servicemembers leaders had a common warning, and Navy remains well below its fleet size leave the service without any retire- that warning is clear: America is fac- requirement of 306 ships. The NDAA di- ment assets. This system excludes the ing the most diverse and complex array rects savings identified in the budget vast majority of current servicemem- of crises since the Second World War. request to accelerate Navy moderniza- bers who will not complete 20 years of I won’t go into all the different tion and shipbuilding, to mitigate im- events that have taken place that au- uniformed service, including many vet- pacts of the Ohio-class ballistic missile thenticate that assertion by the most erans of the wars in Afghanistan and submarine replacement, and to grow respected leaders who served under Iraq. The NDAA creates a modernized the Navy to meet rising threats. both Republican and Democratic ad- retirement system and extends retire- As adversaries seek to counter and ministrations. ment benefits to the vast majority of thwart American military power, the We have faced challenges before. We servicemembers through a new plan, NDAA looks to the future and invests marshalled our power—both soft and offering more value and choice. Under in the technologies that will maintain hard power—to defend the rules-based this new plan, 75 percent of service- America’s military technological supe- national order that is the foundation of members would get retirement bene- riority. It provides $400 million in addi- our prosperity and security. We have fits. This reform is estimated to save tional funding to support the so-called deterred aggression, defended allies, $15 billion a year in the out years. third offset strategy to outpace our defeated adversaries, and built peace In addition to retirement reform, the emerging adversaries. through strength. As we look at our NDAA focuses on improving the qual- The NDAA details robust assistance challenges today, the question being ity of life of our military servicemem- to our allies and partners as they con- asked all over the world by both friend bers, retirees, and their families. It au- front urgent challenges. The legisla- and foe alike and the question we must thorizes a 1.3-percent pay raise for tion authorizes nearly $3.8 billion in answer now is, Are we equal to those members of the uniformed services at support of the Afghan National Secu- challenges again? the grade of O–6 and below. The bill au- rity Forces. There is only so much one piece of thorizes $30 million in support for After an overwhelming bipartisan legislation can do to answer that ques- schools serving military dependent vote on an amendment offered by Sen- tion, but the National Defense Author- children, including those with severe ator FEINSTEIN and myself, the NDAA ization Act before the Senate today is disabilities. It includes many provi- reaffirms the prohibition on torture a strong first step toward rising to the sions to improve the military health and ensures that every U.S. Govern- challenge of an increasingly dangerous system and TRICARE. The NDAA al- ment agency always applies the same world. This is an ambitious piece of lows a TRICARE beneficiary up to four effective, humane interrogation stand- legislation, but in the times we live, we urgent care visits without making ards as the U.S. military. Past interro- cannot afford business as usual in the them get a preauthorization and re- gation policies compromised our val- Department of Defense. To prepare our quires the Department of Defense to ues, stained our national honor, and

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Finally, this legislation contains a Mr. CORNYN. The following Senators It is the least we can do, to provide for bipartisan compromise on how to ad- are necessarily absent: the Senator them. We just voted 71 to 25 for a bill dress the challenge of the detention fa- from South Carolina (Mr. GRAHAM), the that promises a lot of things for our cility of Guantanamo Bay. President Senator from Utah (Mr. LEE), and the men and women. Obama has said from day one of his Senator from South Carolina (Mr. It would be very cruel indeed for any Presidency that he wants to close SCOTT). Senator who just made that promise to Guantanamo. But 61⁄2 years into his Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the turn around now and block the rest of Presidency, the administration has Senator from Missouri (Mrs. MCCAS- us from fulfilling the pledge to our never provided a plan to do so. This KILL), is necessarily absent. troops. Passing the legislation before legislation requires the administration The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. us is a way to fulfill the promise we to submit that plan. We are simply HOEVEN). Are there any other Senators just made, 71 to 25. That is why nearly asking the executive branch to explain in the Chamber desiring to vote? every Democrat voted to pass it in where it will hold those set for trial, The result was announced—yeas 71, committee, 27 to 3. That is why Demo- how it will continue to detain dan- nays 25, as follows: crats have hailed this bill as a win-win- gerous terrorists pursuant to the laws [Rollcall Vote No. 215 Leg.] win and a victory for each of their of war, and how it will mitigate the YEAS—71 States. risks of moving this population. They know it gives President Obama Alexander Ernst Murray If the administration can provide an- the same level of funding he asked for. swers to these basic questions to the Ayotte Feinstein Perdue Barrasso Fischer Peters They know it adheres to a bipartisan satisfaction of the American people Bennet Flake Portman spending level that both parties agreed and their elected representatives, then Blumenthal Gardner Risch to, that President Obama signed into congressional restrictions on the move- Blunt Grassley Roberts Boozman Hatch law, and that President Obama cam- ment of these detainees will be lifted Rounds Burr Heinrich Rubio paigned on in the last Presidential and the plan can be implemented. If Cantwell Heitkamp Sasse election. Capito Heller the Congress does not approve the plan, Schatz Carper Hoeven Now our friends face a choice. Sessions nothing would change. The ban on do- Casey Inhofe Option 1: Allow the promise just Shaheen mestic transfers would stay in force, Cassidy Isakson made to our troops to be fulfilled by and the certification standards for for- Coats Johnson Shelby Stabenow voting for a bill they can’t stop prais- eign transfers included in the NDAA Cochran Kaine Collins King Sullivan ing. would remain. Coons Kirk Tester Option 2: Break the promise they just My friends, America has reached a Corker Klobuchar Thune made by killing a bill they claim to Tillis key inflection point. The rules-based Cornyn Lankford love, all in the service of some unre- international order, which has been an- Cotton McCain Toomey Crapo McConnell Udall lated and completely incomprehensible chored by U.S. hard power for seven Daines Moran Vitter partisan plan. decades, is being seriously stressed, Donnelly Murkowski Warner It is the road of bipartisanship and Enzi Murphy Wicker and with it the foundation of our secu- support for our troops that brought us rity and prosperity. It does not have to NAYS—25 this far. We shouldn’t let partisan poli- be this way. We can choose a better fu- Baldwin Hirono Reed tics trip us up now. We don’t have to— ture for ourselves, make the right deci- Booker Leahy Reid not if commonsense Democrats con- Boxer Manchin sions now, and set our Nation on a bet- Sanders tinue to prioritize pay raises and med- Brown Markey Schumer ter course. Cardin Menendez ical care for our troops over some unre- That is what this legislation is all Warren Cruz Merkley Whitehouse lated gambit to funnel more cash to about—living up to our constitutional Durbin Mikulski Wyden bureaucracies such as the IRS and the duty to provide for the common de- Franken Nelson Gillibrand Paul EPA. fense, increasing the effectiveness of I will just leave my colleagues with NOT VOTING—4 our military, and restoring America’s something one of our Democratic global leadership. This legislation is a Graham McCaskill friends said of men and women in the Lee Scott small step towards accomplishing these military. Here is what he had to say: goals, but it is an important step we The bill (H.R. 1735), as amended, was ‘‘Just as we called on them to protect can take right now, together. We owe passed. us, they are calling on us to provide the brave men and women in uniform f them with the resources they need. nothing less. . . .’’ CLOTURE MOTION I suggest the absence of a quorum. They are. Senators just promised The PRESIDING OFFICER. The The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ma- they would, 71 to 25. They just made clerk will call the roll. jority leader. The legislative clerk proceeded to the promise. So now they shouldn’t Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I call the roll. block us from fulfilling that promise Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask understand the Democratic leader by preventing us from getting on the unanimous consent that the order for would like to make some remarks. Defense appropriations measure. the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The mi- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The mi- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without nority leader. nority leader. objection, it is so ordered. Mr. REID. To respond to the major- Mr. REID. Mr. President, the bill Under the previous order, all ity leader, I have nothing to say until that just passed the Senate, the De- postcloture time is expired. I hear what he has to say. fense authorization bill, has 52 Repub- The amendment was ordered to be The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ma- licans voting to fix sequestration. Only engrossed, and the bill to be read a jority leader. 2 voted against it. We are all in favor of third time. Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, fixing the sequester. The bill was read the third time. America asks a lot of the men and My friend, the Republican leader, is The PRESIDING OFFICER. The bill women of its voluntary military force: talking in a dreamland. having been read the third time, the to undertake dangerous missions in Ash Carter, the Secretary of Defense, question is, Shall the bill pass? far-off lands, to spend months and is a very good man. We are so fortunate

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Carper Markey Stabenow The chairman of the Armed Services We stand on our record, and we will Casey McConnell Tester Committee was on the floor this morn- Coons Menendez Udall continue in that fashion. Durbin Merkley Warner ing talking about that. Feinstein Mikulski Warren It is important that we solve the se- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XXII, the Chair lays before the Franken Murphy Whitehouse quester problem. It is not good, but we Gillibrand Murray Wyden cannot, and we should not, fix one part Senate the pending cloture motion, which the clerk will state. NOT VOTING—5 of our government and not the other Coats Lee Scott part. The legislative clerk read as follows: Graham McCaskill We support the Pentagon. We support CLOTURE MOTION The PRESIDING OFFICER. On this the troops. Of course we do. But as the We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- vote on the motion to invoke cloture Secretary of Defense has so implored ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the on the motion to proceed to H.R. 2685, us, don’t do this to the military. To Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby the yeas are 50, the nays are 45. have a secure nation involves more move to bring to a close debate on the mo- Three-fifths of the Senators duly cho- than the people in the armed services. tion to proceed to H.R. 2685, an act making sen and sworn not having voted in the The people in the armed services, while appropriations for the Department of De- fense for the fiscal year ending September 30, affirmative, the motion is rejected. their families are at home, want them The majority leader. to be protected as they travel to an air- 2016, and for other purposes. Mitch McConnell, John Cornyn, James Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I port. The TSA needs to be funded, the Lankford, Roger F. Wicker, John Bar- enter a motion to reconsider the vote. FBI needs to be funded, the Drug En- rasso, Thom Tillis, Steve Daines, Tom The PRESIDING OFFICER. The mo- forcement Administration needs to be Cotton, Kelly Ayotte, Lindsey Graham, tion is entered. funded, Homeland Security needs to be John McCain, John Thune, Jerry f funded, and in the process, we need to Moran, Richard C. Shelby, Daniel fund education properly. We need to Coats, Jeff Flake, Rob Portman. MORNING BUSINESS fund research for health. We need to The PRESIDING OFFICER. By unan- Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I make sure the National Institutes of imous consent, the mandatory quorum ask unanimous consent that the Sen- Health are not whacked again with se- call has been waived. ate proceed to a period of morning questration the way they were the first The question is, Is it the sense of the business, with Senators permitted to time. They lost $1.6 billion. They have Senate that debate on the motion to speak for up to 10 minutes each. never recovered from that. They have proceed to H.R. 2685, an act making ap- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without never gotten their money back. Do we propriations for the Department of De- objection, it is so ordered. want to give them another sequestra- fense for the fiscal year ending Sep- The Senator from Maryland. tion? Of course we don’t. tember 30, 2016, and for other purposes, (The remarks of Mr. CARDIN per- We have until this fiscal year ends in shall be brought to a close? taining to the submission of S. Res. 204 the fall to work this out, and that is are printed in today’s RECORD under The yeas and nays are mandatory what we should do. We are legislators. ‘‘Submitted Resolutions.’’) I agree with the 52 Republicans who under the rule. Mr. CARDIN. I suggest the absence of said we should fix sequestration, but The clerk will call the roll. a quorum. this bill only fixes sequestration for The bill clerk called the roll. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The the Department of Defense. Mr. CORNYN. The following Senators clerk will call the roll. Let’s sit down and do what we, as leg- are necessarily absent: the Senator The senior assistant legislative clerk islators, are supposed to do. Legisla- from Indiana (Mr. COATS), the Senator proceeded to call the roll. tion is the art of compromise. We are from South Carolina (Mr. GRAHAM), the Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask not going to get everything we want, Senator from Utah (Mr. LEE), and the unanimous consent that the order for but the Republicans shouldn’t get ev- Senator from South Carolina (Mr. the quorum call be rescinded. erything they want, and we should not SCOTT). The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. CAS- fund this government by using funny Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the SIDY). Without objection, it is so or- money for defense and using the really Senator from Missouri (Mrs. MCCAS- dered. unfunny money on the rest of the gov- KILL) is necessarily absent. f ernment. It is unfair, and above all the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there 3RD ANNIVERSARY OF DACA Republican Party, which used to stand any other Senators in the Chamber de- PROGRAM for fiscal responsibility, should get fis- siring to vote? cally responsible and help us work this Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I rise out. The yeas and nays resulted—yeas 50, today to speak about a constituent of We are ready and willing at any time nays 45, as follows: mine. Ilse is a 23-year-old graduate of to sit down and work through this, and [Rollcall Vote No. 216 Leg.] the University of Washington who works at the Seattle Children’s Hos- we need to start that now. YEAS—50 The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ma- pital and is studying to become a Alexander Enzi Paul jority leader. Ayotte Ernst Perdue nurse. She has faced a lot of challenges Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, as Barrasso Fischer Portman in her 23 years, not the least of which the Democratic leader reminded me, on Blunt Flake Risch was being diagnosed with cancer when a virtually daily basis for 8 years, the Boozman Gardner Roberts she was a teenager, going through Burr Grassley majority leader always gets the last Rounds treatment, and working to put herself Capito Hatch Rubio word. Cassidy Heller Sasse through college. Cochran Hoeven Here is the issue, I say to my friends Sessions And if the outstanding costs of can- Collins Inhofe Shelby on the other side: You just voted for Corker Isakson cer treatment weren’t difficult enough Sullivan the troops. And now you are going to Cornyn Johnson for her, Ilse was brought to the United vote against them? Are you going to Cotton Kirk Thune States by her mother when she was 6 Tillis vote against the troops right after you Crapo Lankford months old as an undocumented immi- Cruz McCain Toomey voted for the troops? That is the funda- Daines Moran Vitter grant, which makes navigating our mental question before us in deciding Donnelly Murkowski Wicker health care system even harder.

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Red lines have When I met Ilse in 2013, she told me no different. been crossed with no consequences in that after 15 years of waiting for her I yield the floor. places such as Syria, Ukraine, Russia, petition to obtain a visa, she lost the The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- and in the Iranian negotiations. Many opportunity to obtain legal residency ator from Alaska. say American credibility has declined. when she turned 21 years old. But f Some say American credibility over- thanks to the Deferred Action for seas is in shambles. Nations that once Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, NATIONAL DEFENSE counted on us as friends, as allies, are she had a second chance. She said she AUTHORIZATION ACT having a harder time trusting the doesn’t know where she would be now Mr. SULLIVAN. Mr. President, I wish United States and in some ways are without that second chance. She told to speak today about the National De- even suspicious of our motives and our me that DACA opened doors that were fense Authorization Act, which was policies. previously closed to her. And thanks to just passed on the floor after almost 3 So it is a critical, critical issue. How the increased certainty DACA brought weeks of debate on the Senate floor. do we, as a country, regain credibility and the amazing work ethic she has, Today, a very strong bipartisan major- in the world. It is something that ev- Ilse was able to find jobs that helped ity passed this legislation. It is a very erybody in this body and everybody in pave her way through school. important bill. the Federal Government should be fo- Today she is able to continue to pur- cused on. f sue her dream of helping others as a The NDAA bill that we just passed, nurse and building a life in Washington TRAGEDY IN CHARLESTON, SOUTH the National Defense Authorization State, her home. CAROLINA Act, is a way to start regaining credi- I am pleased to report that Ilse has Mr. SULLIVAN. Mr. President, I wish bility for our country, and we did that now been cancer free for over 14 years. to start by offering prayers and this afternoon. A very strong bipar- So while I rise to talk about Ilse, I also thoughts—I think of every Member of tisan majority in the Senate, 71 Sen- wish to celebrate DACA. the Senate—to the families of those ators, voted to pass this very impor- Three years ago this week, Ameri- tant bill. It is one of the most impor- cans celebrated a historic step forward who were killed in last night’s horrific, horrific shooting in South Carolina. No tant bills that we are going to vote on in protecting young, undocumented im- all year. migrants known as DREAMers, people words can undo the incredible pain This is an important signal. U.S. for- such as Ilse. When DACA was enacted, that they are going through, but I eign policy—our national security is the national dialogue on immigration think knowing that Members of this strongest when we act in a bipartisan policy forever changed. The adminis- body and the entire Congress are manner, as we did on the Senate floor tration announced that America is not thinking and praying for these families today, and when the executive and leg- a place that will deport someone who is something that I just wish to state islative branches are working together plays by the rules but through no fault on the Senate floor before I begin to on foreign policy and national security of their own is an undocumented immi- talk about this very important bill. issues. That is what this bill does. grant, someone who has known no f other home than the United States, In many ways, this bill does pretty NATIONAL DEFENSE much exactly what the President has someone who is an American in all but AUTHORIZATION ACT name. This was a major step toward asked in a whole host of areas regard- changing the lives of so many immi- Mr. SULLIVAN. Mr. President, as I ing the military. For example, it funds grant families. mentioned, we passed the NDAA this the Department of Defense at the lev- During the past 3 years, more than afternoon after almost 3 weeks of de- els requested by the President. And 600,000 young immigrants have bene- bate, and I do wish to extend congratu- again I congratulate Chairman MCCAIN fited from deferred action. In my home lations to the leadership, particularly and Ranking Member REED for many of State of Washington, almost 15,000 to the chairman of the Senate Armed the key programs, many of the key re- DREAMers have been able to receive Services Committee, Senator MCCAIN, forms, and such a powerful bill that got the stability and peace of mind that and the ranking member, Senator through this body. DACA brought. REED, who did such an outstanding job This bill also strongly endorses one Too often in this debate, it is dif- of working in a bipartisan fashion on of the President’s signature foreign ficult for some people to understand this bill. policy issues—the rebalance of our that millions of undocumented families In many ways, this bill is about military focus to the Asia Pacific. in our country are already an impor- something that is so critical to Amer- There are many provisions in the tant part of our community. Immi- ican foreign policy and national secu- NDAA that support this rebalanced grants—documented or not—work rity interests. What is that? It is credi- strategy. Most Members—Republicans hard. They send their children to bility, the credibility of the United and Democrats—of this body are sup- schools throughout this country. They States. In many ways it is the coin of portive of the President’s rebalance pay their taxes, and they help weave the realm in international security— strategy. the fabric of our society. In all but how our friends, how our allies, and There is even a directive in the bill name, they are Americans, and Amer- how our adversaries view American from the Congress to the Department ica would not be the same without credibility, particularly in the realm of of Defense and our military leaders them. national security, international affairs, that states: ‘‘In order to properly im- Despite the steps this administration and foreign policy. They pay close at- plement the U.S. rebalance policy, has taken, only legislation from Con- tention to what we are doing on this United States forces under operational gress can solve the underlying problem floor, in the White House, and over- control of the U.S. Pacific Command of a very broken immigration system. seas—credibility. should be increased’’—increased, not So I am here today to say I stand Unfortunately, as many are aware, decreased. That is strong language. ready to work with my colleagues on both at home and certainly overseas, That is supporting the President’s re- both sides of the aisle to achieve that. we are rapidly losing credibility around balance. The Department of Defense Until Congress truly passes comprehen- the world. In fact, much of the world is needs to heed this language from Con- sive immigration reform, I am going to puzzled. What is happening to Amer- gress, and of course we will be keeping continue working each day to help the ican credibility in terms of foreign pol- a close eye on whether they do.

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I am hope- The signs are everywhere that Russia strong bipartisan support this bill ful that next week, as this bill comes is making a new push into the Arctic. achieved, the President would then de- to the floor of the Senate, we will once Let me provide a few examples. Earlier cide to veto the NDAA. What would the again vote to pass trade promotion au- this year, the Russian military held 5 world think of that? What would the thority because that goes to not only days of Arctic war exercises that in- world think of our commitment to our helping spur economic growth and cluded close to 40,000 troops, 50 surface troops with a bill that strongly passed greater job growth in our own country, ships, 13 submarines, and 110 aircraft. in the House and Senate to fund the but it goes to America’s leadership and The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of U.S. military, to set policies that sup- credibility in the world. Staff, General Dempsey, said recently port the President’s policies, if the Finally, I want to talk about another that the Russians are increasing their President then vetoed the bill? This area of the world where U.S. credibility military forces by six combat brigades, would further undermine U.S. credi- is at stake, and that is the Arctic. For- four of which will be stationed in the bility in the world right at a moment tunately, Congress has begun to recog- Arctic. President Putin has said he when the Congress is trying to be sup- nize this fact. In the bill we just de- wants to build at least 13 new airfields, portive and rebuild this credibility. bated and passed on the floor today, and they are starting in the Arctic. After today’s vote, after passing the the NDAA, there is an important provi- They are establishing a new Arctic NDAA, it is not clear that Members of sion about the national security of the command, with several new ice- this body are going to move forward to United States in the Arctic. It is now breakers to add to their robust fleet. actually appropriate the money to fund up to the administration and the De- In the paper just today, there was an- the military. Think about that. The partment of Defense to start to focus other report of the Russians planning NDAA passes with strong bipartisan on this very important area of the yet another large-scale exercise in the support out of the Committee on United States but also the world. Arctic involving two Arctic brigades. Armed Services and strong bipartisan Nobody spoke more eloquently and Just last week, in a study called support on the Senate floor this after- compellingly about peace through ‘‘America in the Arctic,’’ CSIS talked noon and the President of the United strength and about our country’s credi- about what the Russians are doing. The States vetoes it. That is not going to bility in the world than former Presi- article said: help America’s credibility. dent Ronald Reagan. President Rea- Recent actions taken by Russia do not in- Now we are moving to Defense appro- gan’s philosophy to win the Cold War still confidence that the Arctic will be ex- priations, again with strong bipartisan was simple. As he put it, ‘‘We maintain empt from recent geopolitical tensions. The Kremlin continues to hold unannounced support out of the Committee on Ap- the peace through our strength; weak- military exercises in the Arctic, which en- propriations. Yet we are hearing ru- ness only invites aggression.’’ gage significant numbers of forces . . . and mors that our colleagues on the other The important thing President simulate the use of nuclear weapons. Mos- side of the aisle are not going to fund Reagan did was he matched his rhet- cow’s authorization of the use of military the military, that they are going to fil- oric with credible actions. Under Presi- force to protect Russian interests in the Arc- ibuster this bill. dent Reagan, we strengthened our tic . . . the planned reopening of over 50 So- Playing politics with the funding of NATO allies, strengthened our mili- viet-era bases along Russia’s Arctic coast- our defense, the funding of our men and tary, provided strong funding for the line, and Russia’s recently Unified Arctic Command, as well as Russian Deputy Prime women in uniform, is not going to help men and women who defend us, mod- Minister Dmitry Rogozin’s pronouncement enhance America’s credibility any- ernized our strategic defense systems, that ‘‘the Arctic is Russia’s Mecca,’’ have all where. I think Members are going to and countered potential Soviet threats raised serious questions regarding Russia’s have a hard time explaining votes that throughout the world. intent in the Arctic. don’t look to fund the men and women As a result of this credible policy I want to put this in perspective with who so courageously defend us day in that people and countries around the a map. This shows the new push by the and day out here and abroad. It just world believed whether they were our Russians into the Arctic. It shows the doesn’t make sense. We have to recog- allies or adversaries, the efforts of the new airfields, the new bases. If we look nize that these actions that are being Soviet Union to build an empire based at the map here, we see red on these taken on the floor and in the White on aggression were thwarted and the different spots. These red spots are the House are not only being watched by Soviet Union itself ended up col- new or existing Russian bases and air- Americans, they are being watched by lapsing. fields in the Arctic. The three blue our allies and our adversaries overseas. Today, the Soviet Union no longer spots on this map are the U.S. pres- Another way to start to restore exists, but make no mistake—the im- ence—a small airfield and radar station America’s credibility in the world and perialist dreams of expansion that have in Greenland and Alaska. America’s to support the President and the White dominated much of Russian history Arctic. Two combat brigades in the House’s rebalance strategy in the Asia since the days of the czars is still alive. great State of Alaska. Pacific is to pass trade promotion au- Today’s Russia is again a threat to its Our U.S. military commanders are thority next week. We have all talked neighbors and to the peace of the starting to wake up to the fact that the about that. We debated that here on world. Think about Russia’s unlawful red is clearly expanding on this map, the floor for many weeks. It will help military aggression in the Ukraine. and it is concerning them. Even Sec- increase jobs. It will make sure that But that is not all. There are other retary of Defense Ash Carter said just we, the United States, are setting the vital areas of the world in which Rus- 2 months ago: rules of the road for international sia is now taking new actions that The Arctic is going to be a major area of trade in the Asia Pacific and not should concern us. One of these areas is importance to the United States, both stra- China. But it also goes to America’s the Arctic. tegically and economically in the future— credibility. We don’t hear much about the Arctic it’s fair to say that we’re late to the recogni- I had the honor of traveling a couple from the mainstream media. That is tion of that. of weeks ago with Chairman MCCAIN, largely because it is hard to get report- We are late. So what are we doing? Ranking Member REED, and the Sen- ers and television cameras out to the The Russians have Arctic exercises, ator from Iowa, Mrs. ERNST, to Viet- Arctic. But America is an Arctic na- new airfields, a new Arctic command, nam and Singapore. We met with the tion. We are an Arctic nation because and four new Arctic combat brigades, Prime Minister of Singapore. All the of my State, the great State of Alaska. according to our own Chairman of the discussion was on American engage- And there is much at stake in the Arc- Joint Chiefs of Staff. What are we ment in the Asia Pacific. They want us tic—new transportation routes, huge doing? The Department of Defense has

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Worse—much worse—the Department the Asia-Pacific to add credibility to I think it is, first of all, important to of Defense is thinking about removing our rebalanced strategy. That means say at the outset that most of us who one or maybe two brigade combat keeping appropriate troop levels in ap- have followed the Affordable Care Act teams from America’s Arctic. propriate places—like the Asia-Pacific, and its legal interpretation think this Let me repeat that. As the Russians like the Arctic, and like Alaska—as re- is a sham of a case. This is a political are building up everywhere, we are quired by the bill that we just passed attack on the Affordable Care Act looking at possibly removing the BCTs by an overwhelming majority. masked as a legal case. right here—these two blue dots—one or Alaska is the northern anchor of the There is absolutely no question that two, gone. That is not credible. These Pacific rebalance. It is the gateway to the Affordable Care Act is built in a are the only U.S. soldiers in the Arctic. the Arctic. It is what makes America way to deliver subsidies to both State They are Arctic-tough soldiers, cold- an Arctic nation. It is our only Arctic exchanges and Federal exchanges. I weather trained. This is the only Arc- State, and it probably is the single will not go into all the details as to tic airborne brigade in the United greatest repository of untapped energy why that is the clear case. But though States. This is the only airborne bri- resources that will power our Nation’s we are talking about what might hap- gade in the entire Asia-Pacific, right future. That is why, in the words of pen if King v. Burwell comes down for here, Fort Richardson, Alaska. These Gen. Billy Mitchell—the father of the the plaintiffs, many of us think that soldiers, thousands of them, are capa- U.S. Air Force—it is the most strategic would be an absolutely ludicrous legal ble, well-trained, tough U.S. soldiers, place in the world. result, one that would be a stunning and they are the only ones capable of We need a strong rebalanced strategy act of judicial overreach, essentially a protecting our country’s interests in that is credible. political substitution of the Court for the Arctic, as that part of the world be- I yield the floor. the legislature. But I want to talk The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- comes more and more an area that about a couple case studies and then ator from Connecticut. Russia becomes interested in. turn the floor over to my colleagues. So we have this, 13 pages. We have f I have come down and talked about announced we are seriously contem- TRAGEDY IN CHARLESTON people from Connecticut. I talked plating removing these forces from the Mr. MURPHY. Mr. President, let me about Christina, a small business Arctic. Let me just say, Vladimir say, before turning to the topic at owner from Stratford; Susie, a two- Putin must surely be smiling some- hand, those of us from Connecticut—es- time breast cancer survivor from North where in Moscow as he makes these pecially those of us in and around Canaan, CT; and Sean and Emilie, two moves and he hears that the Depart- Sandy Hook, CT—our hearts go out to freelancers from Weston. All of these ment of Defense is thinking about re- the community in Charleston. The people have gotten tax credits through moving our only Arctic forces out of grief and tragedy they are working and the Affordable Care Act, and it has al- the Arctic. This is not credible. sifting through today is hard for any- lowed them to have a lower tax bill but We are not only showing a lack of one to imagine. All I can say is I hope also get insurance. Many of them, it credibility, removing Army troops they will find, as we did in Newtown, was the first time in their lives or in from the Arctic, removing them from CT, that an internal strength over time recent history that they have been able Alaska, will show the world weakness. comes from unlikely spots; that friends to afford insurance. But there are sto- As President Reagan noted, weakness arrive from far-off places; that there is ries all over the country that are par- is provocative. We can be assured of a community that is much bigger than allel to the stories from Connecticut I that. one church or one city that is going to have been telling on the floor of the This strategy defies logic. Impor- wrap its arms around families and Senate over the course of the last year. tantly, it also defies the direction of friends of the victims during this ter- For instance, there are 832,000 Texans the U.S. Senate and the NDAA, which rible time. who are receiving an average tax credit we just passed by large bipartisan num- f of $247 a month. If the Supreme Court bers. As I mentioned at the outset, the strips away these tax credits, those bill we just passed states that the De- KING V. BURWELL DECISION 800,000 people in Texas are going to see partment of Defense should increase Mr. MURPHY. Mr. President, I was a tax increase of around $3,000. People troops in the Asia-Pacific region—in- so glad to see Senator STABENOW down like Aurora, a 26-year-old from Hous- crease troops—under the command of on the floor a week ago talking about ton, got health insurance coverage the PACOM commander, which in- a pretty simple issue, which is the tax through Texas’s Federal marketplace. cludes these troops right here. increase that is going to occur to 6.4 She works at a small nonprofit where Fortunately, as I said, there are also million Americans if the Supreme she helps her LGBT peers get the cov- provisions in the NDAA to start mak- Court rules this week, next week, for erage they need. She is saving $1,500 a ing sure our country wakes up to the the plaintiffs in the case of King v. year getting insurance she would have security interests we have in the Arc- Burwell. We wanted to come down to never been able to afford. She says, tic. The bill we just passed on the floor the floor and accentuate this message quite simply: provides an important first step toward so people all around this country know I wouldn’t be able to afford my policy oth- ensuring that the Arctic remains a what is at stake. erwise. It has really helped me be able to get peaceful, stable, and prosperous place. What is at stake is 6.5 million people my well person exam and other preventions The NDAA requires our military to losing their health insurance. That screenings that I’d not had in years. lay out a specific strategy—not just 13 maybe gets the headlines. But the way She is one of 832,000 people in Texas pages—in the Arctic region that pro- in which people get affordable health who are going to have their taxes in- tects our interests there. It requires insurance under the Affordable Care creased, their insurance stolen away. the Secretary of Defense to update the Act is by tax credits. So the immediate I am a big New York Giants fan, so I Congress on the U.S. military strategy effect of a reversal of subsidies for Fed- get to watch a lot of games in which in the Arctic region, and, importantly, eral exchange States is that 6.5 million the Giants are playing in this stadium, requires a military operations plan for Americans are going to have their which is, as Cowboy fans know it, the protection of our security interests taxes dramatically increased by thou- AT&T Stadium. You could fill AT&T in this important region of the world. sands of dollars if this body refuses to Stadium 10 different times. This is a The Department of Defense, the U.S. act in the face of a Supreme Court find- huge stadium. People see the giant Army, should not even contemplate ing for the plaintiffs. jumbotron on the roof of this stadium.

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Burwell is decided in favor of the even in States such as Connecticut, creases to people all over America if plaintiffs. where you have a State exchange, we the Supreme Court sides with the Re- But I will tell another story of a are not immune. Nobody is immune. publican position. Basically, somehow young woman named Celia. She is a The primary victims here are going to we would have to say it is rational that self-employed Pilates instructor in be the people in States such as Florida Members from all of these States actu- Florida. Since 2005, she hasn’t been and Texas, as I mentioned. But this is ally voted for a system that didn’t help able to find health care coverage. Since going to be a national catastrophe. their own people, which makes abso- 2005, she has been uninsured. Now, she We hope we don’t ever have to have a lutely no sense. has been lucky because she didn’t get conversation on the floor of the Senate I can’t believe anybody would do really sick during that time, but she as to how to fix this. But we better be that. People wouldn’t do that. Basi- only had a $900-a-month plan that she clear ahead of time as to what the im- cally, we are saying that Members of could find. That was the cheapest. With plications are. Congress said that people in Massachu- the Affordable Care Act, Celia finally I yield the floor. setts, where there is a State exchange, has insurance. Celia is able to finally I know my colleague will seek rec- can have a tax cut, but if you live in sign up for a health insurance plan ognition. Oklahoma you can’t. Or if you live in that has meant something to her be- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- the District of Columbia, right here, cause last year she had a minor acci- ator from Michigan. you can have a tax cut, but if you live Ms. STABENOW. Mr. President, first dent in her home. She had to go to the in Louisiana, you can’t. Or if you live I want to thank my friend from Con- emergency room. With her insurance, in New York, you can have a tax cut, necticut, not only for those very pow- she received a bill of $57. She said, ‘‘I but if you live in Texas, you can’t. erful words but for his ongoing advo- couldn’t have even imagined what that We can go right around looking at cacy and leadership in the whole realm would have cost me out-of-pocket— some of the numbers. I will not go of health care and the importance of through all of the charts that I did last more than I could ever afford.’’ This something as basic as being able to week. I am very grateful for Senator year, Celia has reenrolled in another take the kids to the doctor, to make MURPHY for pointing out two very im- silver plan, and for around $200 a sure that you have the health care and month she knows that she is going to portant States. the affordable health insurance that Let me talk about my State of Michi- be covered if she gets sick or if she has you need. I want to thank Senator another minor accident. gan. I happen to be a baseball fan. I am MURPHY, and I also want to thank Sen- In Florida—we think this is a lot of a big Detroit Tigers fan. When we look ator BALDWIN as well, my partner and at Comerica Park in Detroit, it is a people, 832,000. In Florida, there are 1.3 neighbor from Wisconsin. Senator million people who are receiving health beautiful stadium. Mr. President, we BALDWIN is also a champion as it re- welcome you to come and watch a care tax credits right now. Now, I root lates to quality, affordable health care game and get our folks engaged in for the University of Connecticut for every American. Both of them are what they do best at winning games. Huskies, and so we don’t necessarily very important voices and leaders on The fact of the matter is that you get to play in stadiums this big when what we call the HELP Committee. I would have to fill up Comerica Park you are playing out of the American am their partner on the other com- five times—that is what it would Athletic Conference. But everybody in mittee that does the financing of Florida knows The Swamp, and you health care, which is, in fact, the Fi- take—to get the number of people who could fill The Swamp 15 times over nance Committee. are going to lose their health care tax with the 1.3 million people who could As the ranking Democrat—the lead credits if the Supreme Court sides with lose their health care tax credit. Those Democrat—on the Health Care Sub- the Republican position—228,388 people. are more people than attend Gator committee and someone deeply in- A couple of other States: In Illinois, football games on an annual basis. volved through the Finance Committee 232,371 people will see their taxes go up. Those are more people than attend as we were putting together the Afford- In New Jersey, 172,000-plus will see Gator football games over a 2-year pe- able Care Act, I think it is appropriate their taxes go up. In Ohio, another riod of time. So 1.3 million people are for me to be able to talk about legisla- State right down from the great State going to lose their coverage in Florida tive intent. That is what I want to do of Michigan, 161,011 people will see alone. for a moment. We knew that in putting their taxes go up. Finally, in Pennsyl- So let’s call a spade a spade. This is together a way for everyone to be able vania, it is 348,823 people. about health care. It is about our belief to purchase affordable health insurance When we look at all of this, all of the that for people who are working hard and indicating the expectation that we States together, 6.4 million people are and playing by the rules, they should would, it had to be affordable. going to see tax increases. It makes no have a shot at being healthy, but it is I worked very hard to make sure that sense that people who represent these also about keeping people’s tax bills we had a tax credit system that would States would have voted for a system low. If we ever contemplated a bill on essentially lower people’s taxes so they that raises taxes on their people and the floor of the U.S. Senate that raised could take those funds and be able to doesn’t give them the health care they 1.3 million people’s taxes in Florida by use those to be able to afford health in- need while other people, in fact, see an average of $3,500, my friends from surance. In fact, at the time, Senator lower taxes—tax credits that allow the Republican side of the aisle—our Baucus, the chairman of the com- them to pay for their health care and friends would be screaming bloody mittee, would razz me and call me get affordable health care. It makes ab- murder that this was an unjustifiable, ‘‘Senator Affordability’’ in all the solutely no sense. unconscionable, unworkable tax in- meetings. Let me also say this. When we look crease on the American people. But We spent a lot of time focusing on at the Chairman of the Finance Com- there is largely silence or temporary how to make sure health insurance was mittee in the Senate, the former dis- fixes and patches that are proposed. affordable. What is happening, as Sen- tinguished chairman, Senator Max So I am glad to join my colleagues to ator MURPHY said, is that if the Su- Baucus from Montana, all the time we talk about what this means. preme Court sides with the Republican were debating the Affordable Care Act, Now, I am from Connecticut and we position, 6.4 million Americans are it was clear that Montana had abso- have a State exchange. We have a going to see tax credits go away and lutely no plan to set up their own ex- State exchange. Conventional wisdom their taxes go up. The worst part is change. They indicated that. In order is that those of us who have State ex- that their taxes are going to go up and for the Court to side with Republicans, changes are going to be protected be- their health care is going to go down. we would have to somehow believe that cause we will continue to get subsidies. It is not a good deal for anybody. Senator Baucus would write a health

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What the Court is decid- law of the land marked a critical turn- then she signed up for the affordable ing, in my opinion, is something that I ing point that was essential to stop- coverage on the Affordable Care Act’s can’t believe they are even bringing in ping these predatory practices and to marketplace that costs only $79 a front of the U.S. Supreme Court be- giving our families the quality, afford- month. And when she renewed her cov- cause on the face of it, it makes no able health care they deserve and they erage this year, her premium dropped sense. Unfortunately, depending on need. Now the story has changed. to $20 a month. Without this coverage how they rule, millions of Americans— As my colleagues have noted, we and the premium tax credits, she millions of Americans—will see their have seen a historic reduction in the wouldn’t have been able to afford the taxes go up and their health care go number of uninsured since Congress extra checkups she needed to keep away. passed the Affordable Care Act in 2010. track of the possibility of the cancer The intent is very real. It is very Thanks to the law, over 16 million pre- emerging. clear in the Affordable Care Act. Title viously uninsured Americans have re- Joelisa is a real Wisconsinite. She is I, page 1: Quality, affordable health ceived health coverage. This year more a community health worker. Joelisa care for all Americans. What was true than 10 million individuals have an af- lost her health insurance when she 5 years ago when we wrote this bill is fordable, quality health plan through switched jobs but was able to quickly true today: The right to get the tax the law’s new health care market- find a new plan through the ACA mar- cuts has nothing to do with the State places. Nearly 8.7 million people are ketplace. The plan cost only $87 per in which you live. If you are in Amer- benefiting from the health insurance month with premium tax credits—a ica, then you deserve the opportunity cost assistance provided under the new tremendous tax savings from her $500 to receive tax cuts that will make your law. monthly premiums through her pre- health care affordable, whether you get I want to make it clear that the law’s vious job. Joelisa’s health care cov- your plan on an exchange run by the important benefits are making a real erage helps her manage several chronic State or through healthcare.gov. difference in my home State of Wis- conditions, including a metabolic syn- This is about moms and dads in consin. In Wisconsin, over 180,000 peo- drome that carries a high risk of pro- Michigan and across the country being ple have a quality insurance plan gressing to diabetes, and it also makes able to go to bed at night without hav- through our Federally facilitated Af- sure that her daughter gets immuniza- ing to say a prayer that says: Please, fordable Care Act marketplace. tions and stays as healthy as possible. God, don’t let the kids get sick because More than 90 percent of these Wis- One part of this story has not what am I going to do? The Affordable consinites are receiving support to changed, and that part is that our col- Care Act has provided an answer and make their coverage more affordable. leagues on the other side of the aisle the peace of mind for millions of Amer- More importantly, the insurance com- don’t want the Affordable Care Act to icans. We certainly hope that the Su- panies don’t get to make their own work. In fact, they continue to root for preme Court will not take that away. rules anymore. its failure. They don’t want you to I would now like to yield the floor to Because of the Affordable Care Act, know about Joelisa’s lower health in- the great Senator from Wisconsin. insurance companies can no longer surance premiums or about Kim’s af- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- deny coverage to the more than 2 mil- fordable plan that is helping her pre- ator from Wisconsin. lion Wisconsinites who have some type vent cancer. f of preexisting health condition. Insur- Regrettably, what they do want is ance companies can no longer charge crystal clear. They want to repeal the TRAGEDY AT EMANUEL AME copays or deductibles for critical pre- law and turn back the clock to the CHURCH ventative services such as contracep- days when only the healthy and Ms. BALDWIN. Mr. President, before tion or cancer screenings for over 1 wealthy could afford the luxury of I begin my focus on the Affordable Care million Wisconsin women. Thanks to quality health insurance. Since its pas- Act, I want to simply state that my the new law, 89,000 Wisconsin seniors sage, Republicans have spent countless heart goes out to the victims of last on Medicare will see their prescription days trying to repeal the Affordable night’s shooting in Charleston, SC, as drug doughnut hole closed by 2022. In Care Act by any and all means. They they participated in a prayer service at the meantime, these same seniors on have tried to repeal the law in Con- Emanuel AME Church. The victims and average have saved $913 each on pre- gress by voting over 50 times—that is their families and the entire commu- scription drugs. 5–0—to repeal all or parts of the Afford- nity are in my thoughts and prayers in I could continue on to share more able Care Act. They have also tried to the wake of this unspeakable hate numbers that prove that the ACA is repeal the law by advancing politically crime. working for our families in Wisconsin motivated lawsuits, including the most f and in States across the country. But recent one that would rob millions of the real proof, the real story is about Americans of the health insurance they AFFORDABLE CARE ACT the faces and the people behind these have today. In Wisconsin alone, this Ms. BALDWIN. My colleagues and I numbers. It is about real people, real would mean that over 160,000 hard- gathered here on the floor today to Wisconsinites, who are realizing the working Americans would see their share some good news—something we benefits of this law every day—real taxes increase if they were stripped of unfortunately don’t get to hear quite Wisconsinites such as Doug from their health insurance subsidies. That enough on the Senate floor. I am here Colgate, WI. At age 62, Doug was wor- is enough to fill historic Lambeau today with Senators MURPHY and STA- ried about becoming uninsured. He and Field twice. It is one thing to say the BENOW to talk about how the Afford- his wife had been insured through her numbers, it is another thing to imagine able Care Act is working to strengthen employer, but she was about to apply the number of Wisconsinites that af- and improve the economic security and for Medicare. Fortunately, Doug was fects. the health security of our families all able find an affordable health plan on It is not only Wisconsin families who across the United States. the Affordable Care Act marketplace. would be impacted by this devastation Before the Affordable Care Act, over He did not have to lie awake at night but also families in our neighboring 50 million Americans were uninsured, worrying about being denied coverage States—neighboring States with Fed- and seniors paid higher out-of-pocket due to his recent heart surgery or an- eral exchanges—such as Michigan, Illi- costs for their prescription drugs. In- other preexisting condition. nois, and Iowa. surance companies wrote their own There are real Wisconsinites such as Republicans have tried to say they rules and jacked up premiums. They Kim of West Allis. Kim runs a small have an answer, but their answer is denied coverage to people with pre- costume shop. She lost Medicaid cov- really nothing more than another tired

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Why we can’t negotiate trade cluding the federally facilitated and back to the Congress and, through leg- agreements with them in a bilateral State-run marketplaces. His proposal islation, would be implemented. But fashion? I don’t know. Why do we have would rob over 166,000 Wisconsin con- the trade agreement would never be to create a transnational union, an in- stituents of their premium support. His subject to full evaluation, full debate stitution that has the power, as I will plan would attack the health care secu- under the normal processes of Con- explain, to impact the laws of the rity of Kim and Joelisa. According to gress, nor would it be subject to any United States of America? It is not the American Academy of Actuaries, it amendment. Indeed, if the trade pro- necessary. would expand the ranks of the unin- motion authority passes the Senate— I voted for—it has not worked as well sured and raise premiums. maybe next week—this legislation, this as we were told it would work, but I Naturally, his proposal would hand trade agreement would be fast-tracked. voted for the last bilateral agreement over the reins to the insurance compa- That is why they call it a fast-track with South Korea. South Korea, like nies and allow them the freedom to agreement. Japan, is our good friend. We do not take us back to the days when they of- The fast-track would mean that the have any fundamental disagreements fered bare-bones plans without essen- treaty—they call it ‘‘agreement’’ to with them. They are part of the civ- tial health care coverage. In Wisconsin, avoid the fact that a treaty requires a ilized world and so forth. But they have this means going back to the days two-thirds vote—that this trade agree- a different view of trade than we have. when there were no—none, zip, zero— ment would be brought up so that Con- They are mercantile. They have to be individual health care plans in the en- gress—it would be on the floor for 20 approached and considered in a dif- tire State that offered maternity cov- hours, it would be subject to no amend- ferent way. They just approach trade erage for families. We cannot go back, ment, and it would be voted on, up or differently. They believe manufac- we must not go back, and we will not down. It would be filed, for example, at turing and exports mean power. An ac- go back. 4 o’clock on a Monday afternoon and tual study has shown not too long ago We know the Affordable Care Act is voted on final passage the next day at that mercantilism has enhanced their providing access, affordability, and noon. That is the kind of situation we power. A nation with trading deficits quality in the State of Wisconsin. We are faced with. like the United States has had their also know that in the United States of Fast-track has been used for a num- power diminished as their trade defi- America, health care should be a right ber of years, a number of times, but it cits have accrued. So some of our colleagues reject mer- guaranteed to all and not just a privi- has always been focused on trade— cantilism. It is not healthy to trade for lege reserved for the few. That is what what the tariff rates might be between sure. We would like to see it go away. we have fought for, and that is what we trading partners, details of trade agree- But it is our trading partner’s policy. are going to continue to fight for as we ments and definitions and those kinds We have to deal with that reality when move the Affordable Care Act forward. of things. But this agreement is far more extensive. It is more extensive in we negotiate agreements. I wish to once again thank my col- So what I will say, colleagues, is that the size and the scope of the trade leagues, Senator STABENOW and Sen- this is a significant event. I see no rea- ator MURPHY, for joining me on the agreement, the number of nations, and son that when we are attempting to floor this afternoon. the fact that it would cover—if the At- create a trade agreement, it can’t be We have a case that is about to be de- lantic agreement is also approved—75 like South Korea in 2012. Why do we cided by the U.S. Supreme Court. percent of the world’s economy. have to create an entirely new There has been effort after effort in the But even more significant to me is transnational union with the power Congress of the United States to repeal that it creates something that is a non- where each nation has one vote? The or defund all or part of the Affordable trading entity, a commission, a trans- Sultan of Brunei—Brunei is one of the Care Act, but it is providing lifesaving pacific international commission. This countries, one of the 12—the Sultan of coverage and good news for Wisconsin- commission will meet regularly. It will Brunei gets one vote, and the President ites and people across America. be created by legislation with certain of the United States gets one vote it I yield back my time. rules. But according to the Trade Rep- appears, although from my reading of I suggest the absence of a quorum. resentative who is negotiating in ad- the document it is difficult to fully un- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The vance of this legislation on behalf of derstand what they mean. clerk will call the roll. President Obama and who is advo- I would say, at the most fundamental The senior assistant legislative clerk cating for it, it will be a living agree- level, this Congress should not fast- proceeded to call the roll. ment. That means the entity itself, the track any transnational union of which Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I ask commission, will then be entitled to we are a part until we understand unanimous consent that the order for make the TPP say different things, every word in it, we know exactly what the quorum call be rescinded. eliminate provisions it does not like, it means, and the President can an- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without and add provisions it does like. In fact, swer. I have asked questions. I have objection, it is so ordered. the commission is required to meet asked him what it means—the living Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I ask regularly and to hear advice for agreement language—in a letter. No unanimous consent to speak in morn- changes from outside groups and from answer. I asked the President of the ing business for up to 1 hour. inside committees of the commission United States: Do you contend this The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without so that they can update the situation agreement will reduce the big trade objection, it is so ordered. to change circumstances. deficit we have or will it increase the Mr. SESSIONS. I thank the Chair. It is a breathtaking event. It says it trade deficit? They don’t answer. The f is designed to promote the inter- only thing advocates for this treaty national movement of people, services, say is that it will advance or enhance TRADE and products—basically the same lan- employment in the exporting industry. Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I be- guage used to start the European That is the only statement they have lieve we are moving to a very impor- Union. In fact, I have referred to it as made. Why are they being careful tant debate in the next week as the a nascent European Union. I do not about that? I have listened to them. No Senate moves forward with legislation think that is far off base. one has ever said much more than that. passed by the House of Representatives So we will have 12 Pacific nations Well, in 2011, the President of the today that would advance trade pro- come together in this agreement. Well, United States asserted, when he was motion authority. Trade promotion au- the trade agreement, I would suggest, promoting the trade agreement with thority is a delegation by the U.S. Con- colleagues, is not that big of a deal—a South Korea—this was his statement:

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Who knows tained trade deficit, we have a sus- Over the last 35 years, the U.S. has brought who is going to be elected President tained decline in American manufac- China into the World Trade Organization and next year. Who knows if the President, turing, and we have seen the wages of concluded many free-trade agreements, in- if he is a Republican, will send up a America’s middle class decline for over cluding one with South Korea three years good trade bill. Congress has its duty a decade—since 2000. We have not had ago. In advance of each, U.S. leaders prom- to respond and study trade agreements increases in wages but a decline in ised the deals would create high-paying jobs, and cast a knowledgeable vote on it. I reduce the trade deficit, increase [gross do- wages. Part of that is because of a de- don’t think Congress, in this instance, cline in manufacturing, which is where mestic product] and raise living standards. But none of these came true. In fact, the U.S. should give up its procedural processes higher wages are paid. non-oil trade deficit continued to grow, mil- for passing any important legislation. I So this is what the President said lions of jobs are offshored and mean house- think a decision of the magnitude we with regard to the Korea Free Trade hold income has hardly risen since 2000. And are dealing with deserves the most Agreement in his announcement back economists overwhelmingly agree that rising careful scrutiny. in 2011: ‘‘I’m interested in agreements U.S. income inequality is being driven in This is not a trade agreement with that increase jobs and exports for the part by international trade. one friend and ally, South Korea, it in- American people.’’ That is President Reagan’s adviser, a cludes 12 nations in the Pacific. As Well, I am, too. Well, what do we student of these issues who knows the soon as that is inked, we have been know about the Korea trade agree- Pacific well, who has written a book on told—and brought forward for passage ment? Did it work? President Obama trade and documents—contrary to in the Congress—and, historically, if said this at that announcement. I hate what some people say—that for the we get trade promotion authority, the to recall what he said, but this is what first 150 years of our country we had agreements that are presented have al- the promise was when he made this an- high tariffs on products imported. ways passed. Once that is said and nouncement. This is the President’s Now, I believe we should eliminate done, we will begin to debate the statement that he personally delivered: tariffs. I believe we should move to Transatlantic Trade and Investment ‘‘In short, the tariff reductions in this trade, and I have supported that over Partnership, TTIP. This transatlantic agreement alone are expected to boost the years. But I just have to say I am agreement, I suppose, will also have annual exports of American goods by less convinced that in a world where some sort of commission, a trans- up to $11 billion.’’ Annual exports our partners aren’t operating on the atlantic union with powers that dis- would be increased by $11 billion: ‘‘This same policies we operate on, we have to cipline and set rules outside the powers would advance my goal of doubling be careful about these agreements. of the Congress. U.S. exports over the next 5 years.’’ What our trading partners want, in Then there is going to be a services So what happened after the trade substance, is access to the U.S. mar- agreement that has already been agreement was signed? We have had ket, access so they can sell their prod- talked about. It has been leaked. less than $1 billion in 3 years in export ucts in the U.S. market and bring Somebody leaked this. The other two increases to South Korea. They have home wealth to their countries. That is are secret and cannot be seen by the had a $12 billion increase in imports to their goal. It just is. That is the way American people. the United States, virtually doubling they approach life. So this services agreement has 10 the trade deficit that was already large We want access to their markets. pages on immigration. They are going between our countries. There is nothing wrong with that. That to fast-track through changes in our This is a chart which shows how that is just what the world is about, and we immigration law. It is a very serious worked. This black line is when the are not negotiating very effectively. matter. We have other issues out there treaty was signed. This is the trade So many of these countries have non- like environmental law—that I will deficit we have been running with tariff barriers that cause difficult prob- mention in a minute—that absolutely South Korea. This is zero. These are lems in trade. And we reduce our tariff the President intends to advance the deficits we have been running. barriers and we have virtually no other through this trade agreement. Then when the treaty was signed—the barriers to the sale of foreign products So those are three major treaties, agreement was signed—we had a in the United States, while we are not and those treaties would impact 75 per- marked decline in exports. I wish it able to export competitive products cent of the GDP of America, but that is were not so. I voted for it. I bought abroad because of their nontariff bar- not all. For the next 6 years, any other into free trade and drank the free trade riers or even sometimes their tariff treaty can be advanced in this same Kool-Aid. But did it work? I have to barriers. way. Presumably, three or four coun- say it hasn’t worked yet. The reason? I just wish to say at the beginning tries could get together and agree on Mr. Clyde Prestowitz, who was a trade that I am not of the view that we have some environmental regulation, and it negotiator for President Reagan with to have a trade agreement passed this could be advanced as some trade agree- the Pacific and with Japan in the 1980s, week and as part of it that we have to ment in a fast-track procedure through said: They have nontariff barriers. pass some union with 12 countries each Congress. They have a mercantilist philosophy, having one vote. I don’t see that has to So I think the burden of proof rests and their philosophy is to buy the least be done. on the promoters of fast-track to dem- possible from abroad, make everything If we don’t sign a trade agreement onstrate why three-fifths of the Senate they can possibly make at home, and that affects Japan or Vietnam today, shouldn’t be required to agree, since export as much as possible, creating what, is the world going to collapse? this is so akin to a treaty, and/or ad- jobs in their country, creating sur- We have been getting along without it vance this contrary to the proceedings pluses in trade, creating wealth, they for decades, apparently, maybe since of Congress. believe, and also creating power. the beginning of the history of the Re- Some of my colleagues have been So I am concerned about this. I public. So I would say let’s slow down, saying that the trade promotion au- would just contend that we do not need and I say we have to focus more effec- thority, which the President is so des- to be listening to Pollyannaish prom- tively on what is good for America. perately seeking—he has been ham- ises that these trade agreements are Fast-track is a decision by Congress mering and bludgeoning his Members going to be so great for working Ameri- to suspend several of its most basic in the Senate and the House to get cans. They have not been doing so well, powers for 6 years, and any treaty that them to not vote their conscience but in my opinion. is created in the next 6 years can take vote with what he wants—they say we In fact, Mr. Prestowitz, whom I just advantage of fast-track, be brought di- should pass it because it restricts the mentioned, wrote a book on trade. In rectly to the floor, and be passed on a power of the President.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:49 Jun 19, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G18JN6.059 S18JNPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with SENATE S4284 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 18, 2015 Well, give me a break. If this were that would require a change in U.S. law, all and to actively prohibit foreign worker true, why would the President want it? of TPA’s congressional notification, con- increases were blocked by the fast- If he could do all he wants to do with- sultation, and transparency requirements track supporters. I offered legislation out Congress, why isn’t he doing it would apply. that would make clear that the Presi- anyway? The entire purpose of fast- In other words, Ways and Means is dent couldn’t alter the constitutionally track is for Congress to surrender its intimating that this new secret Pacific exclusive power of Congress over immi- power to the executive branch for 6 union would function like a third gration, and they refused to give us a years. Legislative concessions include House of Congress, with legislative pri- vote. It is not in the bill. Why not? control over the content of the legisla- macy, the ability to advance legisla- I said: Well, we are not going to tion. The President negotiates it, he tion, sending changes to the House and change immigration law. brings it back, we can’t amend it. He Senate under fast-track procedures— Some administration underlings say controls the content on it, the power to receiving less procedure, for example, that. They don’t have the power to fully consider the legislation on the than post office reform. bind the President. They are not law- floor. It is filed on one day and voted Further, this legislative fast-track, yers, perhaps. They don’t know what the next day. The power to keep debate Ways and Means implies, is a change in the words mean. The President of the open until Senate cloture is invoked— U.S. law, meaning that if this Presi- United States hasn’t said it publically, on any other legislation, you have to dent or the next argues it is simply an neither has his Trade Representative. get a cloture vote. Executive action, not a legal action, He has come close, but if you read his We couldn’t get cloture on the De- the Executive would have a free hand words, you will see that they were clev- fense bill today. The Democrats refused to implement any agreement the Com- er words, in my opinion, with little to give 60 votes to pass the bill that ap- mission creates without any approval meaning. propriates the funds to defend America, of Congress. Fast-track supporters have tried to but the President would be able to Well, he said he wouldn’t do that. Did temper concerns about the formation bring up this bill with a simple major- you see where people who were unlaw- of this transnational union and the ity and no ability for extended debate fully in the country were given a photo subsequent Transatlantic Trade and In- that the Senate is famous for, and ID card by the President of the United vestment Partnership, TTIP, and the there is the constitutional requirement States, were given a Social Security Trade in Services Agreement, TISA, that a treaty receives a two-thirds number, and it says on the card ‘‘work that would be approved through fast- vote. authorization,’’ when the law says if track by adding additional negotiating When you are creating an inter- you are in the country illegally you objectives via a separate Customs bill. national union, I mean, this crosses the cannot have a Social Security number. However, negotiation objectives are, line. May be someone can technically He did that. by design, not explicit or realistically say that somehow this is an agreement He made a recess appointment in bla- enforceable. They include such vague and not a treaty. I don’t know, lawyers tant violation of a definition of what a language as saying it must be the goal could perhaps disagree, but Congress recess is. It took 2 or 3 years for the of the White House ‘‘to ensure that should assert its power. Congress to take it to the Supreme trade agreements reflect and facilitate We should say: Mr. President, we Court, and in a unanimous 9-to-0 rul- the increasingly interrelated, multi- have seen you operate. We are not ing, the Supreme Court overturned it. sectoral nature of trade and invest- going to authorize you to enter into So to say the President will not push ment activity.’’ Those are the kinds of the creation of an international union his powers is naive indeed. How do you things in this language. That is not en- where you get to impose additional stop it? Do you file a lawsuit to say the forceable and has virtually no mean- powers on us without creating it President shouldn’t have agreed to the ing. One of the vague goals is ‘‘to recog- through the treaty process. Pacific Commission? Now a whole gov- nize the growing significance of the The legislation, finally, is not ernment bureaucracy is carrying out amendable, which is exceedingly un- Internet as a trading platform in inter- some global warming, some immigra- usual. national commerce.’’ What does that tion, some trade issues that Congress So without fast-track, Congress re- mean? tains all its legislative powers. Indi- opposes. Under the Ways and Means solution, Is a President capable of doing some- vidual Members retain all their proce- TPP, TTIP, and TISA would establish dural tools, and every single line of thing like that, actually carrying out broad goals for labor mobility—immi- trade text is publically available before ideas and policies that Congress gration—allowing Ways and Means to any action is taken to grease the skids doesn’t approve of. Absolutely. We say their negotiating objective, about for its final passage. I think that is the have seen it time and again. requiring or obligating certain important issue. So this is not merely a loophole, it is changes, had not been violated. And What about this union. What kind of a purposeful delegation of congres- the President would then implement powers is it that we are talking about? sional authority to the Executive and those changes through Executive ac- I am of the belief that the President to an international body. We should tion or as a result of fast-track where hasn’t been a strong advocate of trade. understand what we are doing. Not the laws have changed. His supporters, many of them oppose enough of our people have read some So, together, TPP, TTIP, and TISA— this kind of trade agreement. I am agreement and fully understand. The these three trade agreements which we coming to believe the primary part of fast-track-implementing legislation know are going to be advanced under his understanding of the importance of would have the ability to make these fast-track—represent the goal of ad- this legislation, and why he is breaking binding delegations binding as a mat- vancing the unrestricted global move- arms and heads over it, is the union, ter of law, it seems to me. Well, maybe ment of goods and people and services. this international commission that has not. It probably wouldn’t work that The European Commission—this is powers that he believes will allow him way. I don’t think it works that way. how they started, how they were to advance agendas. I don’t say that Look, that is why I wrote the Presi- formed. In explaining TISA—presum- conspiratorially. I will explain in a mo- dent and I said: Mr. President, make ably the second major trade agreement ment that clearly seems to be one of this part of the proposed TPP, the that would be submitted after the Pa- the incentives this President has to ad- Trans-Pacific Partnership public. Let’s cific agreement and we move to trade vance this legislation. have the lawyers study it. You explain in services—this is how the European In a Ways and Means House docu- to us exactly what these words mean— Commission explains what it means: ment on a new Pacific union being which he has refused to do. As a matter TISA is open to all WTO members who formed by President Obama, a com- of fact, I don’t think the American peo- want to open up trade in services. China and mittee in the House hints at some of ple have fully grasped that this is not Uruguay have asked to join the talks. The this union’s power, this international a normal trade agreement but that it is EU supports their applications— commission on trade: the creation of an international entity. The EU supports their applications If a proposed change to a trade agreement Amendments to specify Congress re- because it wants as many countries as is contemplated [by the TPP Commission] tains exclusive legislative authority possible to join the agreement.

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In the face of this, nei- the General Agreement on Trade in itus of Nucor Steel, has written about ther the Japanese industry nor the Japanese Services, GATS. This provides insight these issues recently. He explains that Government will want to make life easier for into how TISA will affect U.S. immi- these deals haven’t worked as they imports. The second structural element is gration procedures. have been promised. They haven’t auto dealerships. By law U.S. dealers are When the United States became a been, he says, free-trade deals at all. independent of the automakers and are free member of the WTO in 1994, it signed Instead, they have been ‘‘unilateral to sell any brand they wish. Exporters to the United States thus find it easy to achieve on to the GATS and committed to trade disarmament,’’ where we lower national distribution of their vehicles. Not issue certain numbers of work visas our barriers to foreign imports but so in Japan where the automakers effec- each year, immigration visas. they retain their barriers to our ex- tively control the dealers. Congress’s ability to control the U.S. ports. Mr. DiMicco calls this the And that is the big automobile manu- temporary entry programs has there- ‘‘enablement of foreign mercantilism.’’ facturing companies. I don’t think any- fore been curtailed, as it would open up So consider this in the context of body will dispute that. the United States to foreign lawsuits automobiles. In May, the Wall Street The essence of what he is saying is in an international tribunal. Journal—who is a free-trade entity for that we are really not going to gain In other words, they made an agree- sure—published a news story about how market share in Japan, while they are ment on immigration visas under work the American auto sector could be going to gain market share in the ideas as part of GATS in the WTO, and jeopardized by the TPP. The Wall United States. So that is why people it violates and complicates our ability Street Journal wrote: would like to see tougher, more vig- to enforce American immigration law. In the transportation sector, led by cars, orous negotiation of trade agreements. But if we enforce the law the way it is the TPP could boost imports by an extra Then there is the issue of currency written, then we will get disciplined by $30.8 billion by 2025, compared with an ex- manipulation. The President has made the foreign body. So when we sign up ports gain to Japan of $7.8 billion, according clear that he has no intention of en- to a foreign body, we agree to rules. to a study co-written by Peter Petri, pro- forcing currency manipulation, which They say we have to do this. So it is fessor of international finance at Brandeis University. can easily dwarf the impact of tariffs. not being enforced. A former Federal Reserve Chairman, a So who wrote the law for the United I think that is exactly accurate. We number of years ago—a great Chair- States of America with regard to immi- are not going to have an increase in man—said currency manipulation can gration? Under the Constitution, it is sales of automobiles in Japan. They dwarf the impact of tariffs. By manipu- Congress, but in reality, once you join have a 4 million automobile surplus ca- lating their currency, our trading part- an international union, they have cer- pacity. They want to hire their people ners can artificially raise the price of tain powers to enforce their will over and they want to sell automobiles in our exports while lowering the price of the elected representatives, the ac- Japan by producing automobiles in their imports. This improper practice countable representatives of the people Japan, not by importing them. They has resulted in closed plants, shuttered of the United States, and some other are mercantilists in their approach. factories, and the shifting of U.S. jobs group does it. They have successfully resisted the TISA—this services agreement—will, penetration of their automobile mar- and wealth overseas. And China is a as the European Union suggests, re- ket for decades, and it is not going to huge player in that. quire the United States to make addi- happen under this agreement. It is just The middle class has shrunk 10 per- tional legislative commitments on a not. But if we reduce our little 2.5 per- centage points in the United States much larger scale. Do we understand cent tariff on automobile imports to since 1970, and real hourly wages are that? When people are voting for this America, this, on the Japanese, has lower today than they were more than trade agreement, this Pacific trade some sort of balancing effect for their four decades ago. That is hard to be- agreement, do we understand that we failure to allow their markets to be lieve. The real hourly wages are lower are opening up a mechanism for the open, and we will increase imports to than they were 40 years ago. The per- services agreement and for the Atlan- the United States. centage of men age 25 to 54 not work- tic agreement and perhaps another I am not condemning Japan. I am ing was less than 6 percent in the late commission for the Atlantic? Will just saying that is how they operate, 1960s; it has nearly tripled to 16.5 per- there be a commission set up under the and we need to understand that and be cent. The labor force participation rate TISA or TTIP bills? Do we know? Do more effective in defending American for women—the percentage of women we want to give a fast-track to grease interests. in their working years who are actu- the skids for the President to negotiate So what we hear from the promoters ally working—has fallen 3 full percent- such a thing as this? I think not. of this deal is ‘‘We believe this trade age points since 2009 alone. The preamble to the South Korea deal will increase exports.’’ Well, sure- We can’t keep doing the same thing Free Trade Agreement, for example, ly we will get some additional ability and expecting a different result. So last states that a principal goal of the to sell products abroad. Surely the month, I sent a letter to the President agreement is to ‘‘create new employ- President can honestly say: If you sign asking how he planned to use fast- ment opportunities, and improve the the agreement with South Korea, well, track authority and what it would general welfare . . . by liberalizing and we will have increased exports to mean for American workers. Those expanding trade and investment be- South Korea. And we did—$800 million questions should not have been dif- tween their territories.’’ instead of the $11 billion he promised. ficult to answer. These negotiators In announcing that agreement, Presi- So we got a little increase, but they should have been having that on the dent Obama said: got a $12 billion increase to the United front of their negotiating minds from the very beginning. Because we don’t simply want to be an States. And what did that do? That di- economy that consumes other countries’ minished manufacturing in the United They have been working on this goods. We want to be building and exporting States. agreement for years. Not one of these the goods that create jobs here in America Additionally, Clyde Prestowitz, who questions have been answered—not and that keeps the United States competi- also served as trade negotiator under one. Nor have they been answered by tive in the 21st century. President Clinton in addition to Presi- anybody promoting fast-track. They That is what he said at that time. dent Reagan, offered this warning won’t answer these questions—the So for too long the United States has about the TPP: questions about the trade pact, the entered into trade deals on the promise Two intertwined elements pose a virtually text of which remains confidential, of economic bounty, only to see work- insuperable barrier to mass market auto im- locked downstairs in a secret room.

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Is this going Fast-track is an affirmative decision but are passed by the 12 nations? to help the U.S. economy? by the Congress of the United States to What if President Obama or some No. 2, will it increase or reduce man- suspend several of Congress’s most other President has an agenda, and ufacturing employment and wages, in- basic powers for the next 6 years and to they all get together and pass it? Is the cluding the auto sector, and account- delegate those powers to the Executive. United States bound by it? Does Con- ing for jobs lost to imports? A decision of this magnitude should gress have no control over it? No answer. Shouldn’t we know that? only be based upon the most thorough Well, we don’t sufficiently know. No. 3, will you make the ‘‘living debate, the most complete evidence, That is why we ought not to be fast agreement’’ section public and explain and the most compelling data provided tracking an international agreement fully the implications of the new global by proponents on the key questions at until we have had it made public and it governance authority known as the stake. A burden of proof rests on the is studied by good lawyers who under- Trans-Pacific Partnership Commis- promoters of fast-track to compel stand these things. sion? three-fifths of the Senate to agree to Is the United States bound by the Mr. President, shouldn’t you tell us give up these powers. Fast-track not new rules they have changed? Can they before we grease the skids to pass a only authorizes the President to enter add new members to the Commission? new international commission? the United States into Trans-Pacific There are provisions about how new Shouldn’t we know what it is about? Partnership but into an unlimited members should be added in the docu- Congress should just say no on this, group of agreements and partnerships ment itself. Does it say the Congress colleagues. We don’t have to advance in the future. has to vote to do that? Can China be fast-track. We ought to insist that at The President will sign these agree- admitted? least this new Commission part be ments before Congress votes on them. How about this. Can this new 12-na- fully public. We want to study it before He will then deliver implementing leg- tion body adopt environmental regula- we agree to committing this great Na- islation to Congress that overrides pre- tions or adopt liberal immigration tion to an entity that has very small vious law of the United States. This laws? We have discussed these things in nations with the same vote as we have. implementing legislation cannot be Congress. Congress has rendered opin- We asked: Will China be added to this amended, cannot be filibustered, can- ions and passed legislation and rejected Commission? not be debated more than 20 hours, and legislation. Can this Commission pass No answer. In fact, they have hinted cannot be subjected to the two-thirds things that impact and override the they could be added, and apparently treaty vote in the Senate. powers of Congress? the Commission can vote in new mem- Well, I have been analyzing and President Obama has said that cli- bers without Congress voting on it. thinking about this Commission—this mate change is one of his—actually, I That looks to me to be pretty clear, transpacific Union, it is fair to call it. think he said it is his highest—pri- from my reading of it. This goes far beyond the normal trade ority. His Trade Representative has Will you pledge, we asked further, agreement. While it appears to give been open and frank about this. The not to issue any Executive actions or some respect to our domestic law, this Trade Representative has negotiated enter into any future agreements im- respect is undermined by the difference this treaty. I am going to talk about pacting the flow of foreign workers between the trade agreement—the that in a minute. into the United States? TPP—and the implementing legisla- But some say: JEFF, you are wrong. No answer. Not one of these ques- tion. While a trade agreement alone But I don’t think I am wrong. I think tions has been answered. Yet they want may not trump U.S. law—although it the issues I raised are very real, and I us to shut off debate, limit congres- could—the implementing legislation believe the concerns I raised may in sional procedural power, and advance necessary for the trade agreement fact be what this new treaty requires. I this legislation with no amendments. I would. Indeed, the implementing legis- believe this is a plausible scenario. don’t see how anyone can say Congress lation is law. And as the last-passed But if you don’t agree, bring the is not entitled to have at least these law of the United States, it overrules thing out, lay it out, bring lawyers in questions answered. any previous laws with which it might here, bring trade people, and explain What about the American people? conflict. Then it would appear that, by every provision of it. Before I am going Shouldn’t they know before their Mem- implementing the trade agreement, the to vote to fast-track it, count that bers vote on whether it is going to im- trade agreement itself could have the down. Congress should never fast-track prove their job prospects or reduce impact of law. any agreement for any transnational their job prospects, whether a new fac- So we pass a law that says: Mr. Presi- union that has the power to bind this tory will be opened in Alabama or New dent, we agree with this treaty. Not a Nation. Hampshire or closed? So we need to treaty—they call this an agreement. Goodness gracious, every word should know about this. We agree with this agreement, Con- be studied, and all consequences under- We must know what powers this gress said, and the President imple- stood. A vote for fast-track is a vote to Commission will have, and how the ments it. Does it then become superior erase valuable procedural and sub- United States will be represented, how to any law in the United States? I stantive powers of Congress concerning the votes will be counted, how the think a good argument can be made a matter of utmost importance involv- Commission will impact immigration, that it does. We need to know that ab- ing the very sovereignty of this Nation. environment or patent law, and how solutely. Certainly, the implementing Without any doubt, the creation of Congress can deal with decisions of the law states that the Congress agrees this living Commission, with all its Commission it doesn’t like. that the United States will be bound by powers, will erode the power of the The TPP is the agreement sitting in the obligations under the trade agree- American people to directly elect or the basement room that lawmakers ment. The President signs a trade dismiss from office the people who im- can go and read. It is the first secret agreement with 12 nations, and when pact their lives. fast-track agreement that would be put we ratify that, we then say we agree. Do you remember that in England into effect. The United States is bound by these they woke up one morning and some- But the TPP is just the first of three provisions. As part of the provisions we body in the European Union in Brussels colossal agreements. There are two are bound by is a new commission—one had outlawed fox hunting? How did this more. nation, one vote. happen? They said: Well, it started just Under what rationale should we in But there is a further danger. What like this. Congress acquiesce to such profound happens if the Commission uses its liv- Well, you say: JEFF, this is an exag- changes involving the global economy? ing agreement powers—as it will—to geration. They wouldn’t use the Pacific

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They are professors, I think, into acquiescence to vote for this first envisions 20 years of trade deficits all three. But this is on the Web site. thing. It cleared the House by the nar- at the rate of the trade deficit we ran This is a statement by Mr. Froman, rowest of margins. We had 62 votes in 2007. The second scenario envisions President Obama’s Trade Representa- when it passed through the Senate. balanced trade, where we don’t have a tive. He laid out environmental protec- They needed 60, and they got 62. The trade deficit. Under trade deficit, their tion as President Obama’s bottom line President was working, the Republican definition of ‘‘national power’’ declined in trade negotiations—environmental leaders were working, the chamber of 28 percent. So the national power de- protection. This is a quote from the commerce was working, Big Business clined 28 percent. Under a balanced Trade Representative: was working, money was working and trade, our national power remains basi- The United States’ position on the envi- wheeling and dealing, and pork cally stable, increasing by one-half of 1 ronment in the Trans-Pacific Partnership projects were promised, I am sure, to percent. I think balanced trade is cer- negotiations is this: Environment steward- get the votes to pass this, to put it on tainly preferable. It is certainly pref- ship is a core American value, and we will in- a fast-track skid. erable for working Americans. sist on a robust, fully enforceable environ- I am against it. I believe I am speak- Mr. President, I thank the Chair for ment chapter in the TPP or we will not come ing on behalf of the working people of your patience and allowing me to share to agreement. the United States of America. I don’t these remarks. It could be that I am If they reach an agreement on the en- believe their interests are being prop- wrong. Maybe trade deficits make no vironmental issues that Congress won’t erly considered. I am confident that if difference. Maybe the loss of manufac- pass, what happens then? The Presi- this agreement goes into effect, the turing is offset by the fact that we get dent signs off on it, votes for it, and trade deficit we have with Japan and cheaper goods. That is what some of then we will be disciplined by this with Vietnam will increase. Vietnam our people in the United States say. Commission for failure to abide by the has 100 million people. We will not be When somebody sends subsidized rules of the Commission. much different with places such as goods here and that closes the U.S. fac- His Trade Representative—I believe Canada or Australia or Mexico because tory and people can purchase their this is Mr. Froman—continues: we basically have a free-trade agree- goods for below cost, we should send Our proposals in the TPP are centered ment with them. those countries a thank-you note—no around the enforcement of environmental So it is not necessary that we create concern about the people who got laid laws. . . . some 12-nation entity, some commis- off and the jobs lost. I am not sure that Let me repeat that: sion. Why don’t we just negotiate trade model is now appropriate. Maybe it was Our proposals in the TPP are centered agreements that serve the interests of 20 years ago. around the enforcement of environmental the American people with Japan and I sort of believe that cheaper prod- laws, including those implementing multi- Vietnam and ensure exactly that they ucts was the ultimate goal and voted lateral environmental agreements (MEAs) in comply with what they say, that their that way, but I am reevaluating it. I TPP partner countries, and also around markets are open to ours, as well as think this country needs to go through trailblazing, first-ever conservation pro- posals that will raise standards across the our markets are open to theirs? And we a serious evaluation of that, No. 1. Sec- region. Furthermore, our proposals would should have some reasonable expecta- ondly, we absolutely—colleagues, we enhance international cooperation and cre- tion that if we enter into this agree- absolutely should not fast-track a ate new opportunities for public participa- ment, it will be good for American movement to the establishment of an tion in environmental governance and en- workers, not just Japanese workers or international commission or inter- forcement. workers in Vietnam. national union and maybe creating two Well, that is a powerful statement. I don’t say we shouldn’t have a trade more of them as part of two more trade So there is no doubt that this Presi- agreement. I am saying let’s be more agreements—the three trade agree- dent is intent on utilizing this agree- careful about it. Let’s negotiate some ments that will be part of fast-track if ment to drive his environmental agen- trade agreements for a change that ad- it passes. And, of course, any number da, whether the Congress or the Amer- vance the interests of the United of other trade agreements for the next ican people agree with it or not. He is States. We need to reduce our trade 6 years could be accelerated through not bringing it up to the floor of the deficits, not increase them. They are this fast-track process, if it passes. Senate, because Democrats and Repub- weakening our GDP. The deficit sub- I yield the floor. licans have no intention of passing his tracts from the current account trade Mr. President, I suggest the absence environmental agenda. I am not wor- deficit, subtracts from our gross do- of a quorum. ried. This is the President’s top nego- mestic product. It is not healthy for The PRESIDING OFFICER. The tiator on this trade agreement. America to have this kind of deficit. clerk will call the roll. Mr. Joshua Meltzer at the Brookings One of the reports that was done lays The legislative clerk proceeded to Institute said this: out the argument that power comes call the roll. As a twenty-first-century trade agreement, from this mercantilist approach. The Ms. HEITKAMP. Mr. President, I ask the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement Richmans’ and the American Thinker— unanimous consent that the order for (TPP) presents an important opportunity to I will quote a study, and it says this: the quorum call be rescinded. address a range of environment issues, from To see if mercantilism works— The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without illegal logging to climate change and to objection, it is so ordered. This is the exporting drive of our craft rules that strike an appropriate bal- f ance between supporting open trade and en- trading partners and competitors— suring governments can respond to pressing [the Richmans’] conducted a statistical HONORING VIETNAM VETERANS environmental issues. study of 11,623 country-year observations for AND NORTH DAKOTA’S SOLDIERS Ensuring that governments respond 186 countries from 1870 through 2007 using WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN VIET- panel data models. The results: a strong sta- NAM to pressing environmental issues. tistically-significant correlation between Who is going to ensure? Who has the balance of trade and national power. A favor- Ms. HEITKAMP. Mr. President, I rise power to ensure that the United States able balance of trade is associated with an today to again speak about the North meets some environmental standard increase in power (national material capa- Dakotans who made the ultimate sac- somebody somewhere has set or even bilities), an unfavorable balance with a de- rifice while serving our country in the the President would like to see set? crease. Vietnam war. That is a serious matter. I don’t think This is what China believes to the Since March, I have had the honor of we should treat it lightly. core. This is what most of the Asian learning from families about the lives

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Dan is a Vietnam vet- to serve our State and my community he died on June 26, 1967. eran who survived the war. of Mandan as the current city of Joel was the oldest of three boys. While a student at Sargent Central Mandan chief of police. Rich’s brother They were 3 years apart in age. At High School, Dan thought about join- Marvin says he is grateful to Rich’s Rolette High School, Joel played in the ing the military. After graduation, he squad leader who contacted him from band. Right after high school, Joel en- felt he should grow up before going to Texas and shared memories and photos listed in the Navy. After serving 2 college, and he enlisted in the Army. of Rich during his time in Vietnam. years, he returned home and worked in He was sent to Vietnam and served LARRY JACOBSON the local grocery store. three continuous tours of duty there. Larry Jacobson was from Norma. He Due to the Vietnam war draft, Joel His records count that he was in Viet- was born on March 15, 1949. He served reenlisted in hopes that his brothers, nam for 802 days. After returning home in the Army’s 1st Aviation Brigade. Dennis and Doyle, would not have to from Vietnam, Dan enrolled in college Larry was 21 years old when he died serve in Vietnam. Dennis said of Joel’s at North Dakota State School of August 26, 1970. reenlistment, ‘‘I think he did that to Science in Wahpeton so he could fulfill He was the second of six children and try to protect me; he didn’t think his dream of playing college football. grew up on his family’s farm near they’d take two brothers.’’ The combination of Dan’s time in Viet- Norma. He attended grade school in DAVID HAEGELE nam and a football knee injury made Norma and high school in Kenmare. David Haegele was from Napoleon. He Dan feel old, and he left college. He His best friend in high school, Craig was born on September 28, 1948. He then had a 33-year career with Polar Livingston, remembers Larry as a shy served in the Army’s 25th Infantry Di- Communications in Park River. person who never had an enemy. vision. David died February 28, 1969. He In 1999, the North Dakota Vietnam Larry’s older brother remembers the was 20 years old. Veterans of America voted him as their week Larry was killed in Vietnam. The He was the fifth of eight children and State president, and he has served in family had been in Fargo celebrating grew up on his family’s dairy farm. His that position for the last 16 years. For his sister’s graduation from nursing brother Tim also served our country in the last 6 years, he has served on the school. They had planned to host a the Marines. National Board of Vietnam Veterans of party at home, too, but when they ar- David’s family said that he was such America. The national president asked rived home, there were a sergeant and a kind person and a hard worker. They him to run for another 2-year term, captain waiting for them to deliver the remember his jokes and how much he and I wish Dan well in that upcoming news of Larry’s death. enjoyed playing fun pranks on people. election. This year on Memorial Day weekend, David’s letters home to his family re- Dan also serves his community as a a large memorial was dedicated at the quested three things he and his fellow member of the DAV, AMVETS, VFW, Mouse River Park honoring Renville soldiers desired most: Kool-Aid, baked and the American Legion, and he is County veterans. The memorial in- goods, and dry socks. currently in his third term as mayor of cludes Larry’s photo, images of the sol- His mother gave David’s niece the city of Park River in North Da- dier’s cross, and a helicopter like the Veronica a box she filled with David’s kota. one Larry was riding in when it was things, such as the letters he mailed Dan is proud of his three wonderful shot down and he was killed. home from Vietnam and his wallet. She children and seven grandchildren. CARL WOODS said that Veronica would know what to Agent Orange exposure education is Carl Woods was from Bottineau. He do with them. About 3 months before one of his top priorities. He has seen was born June 8, 1933. He served as a David’s mother passed away at age 95, his own family affected by the side ef- Navy pilot. Carl was 32 years old when Veronica finished David’s scrapbook, fects of Agent Orange. Dan is grateful he died on September 28, 1965. and his mother thought it was perfect. to the North Dakota State Legislature His father Monte also served our GARRY KLEIN for once again approving funding for country during World War I, and six of Garry Klein was born November 22, education and outreach related to the eight boys in Carl’s family served 1947. He served in the Marine Corps’ Agent Orange exposure. in the military. Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Ma- I thank Dan for his continuing serv- Carl was an honor student in high rines, 3rd Marine Division. Garry was ice to our country. school and college in Bottineau, where 19 years old when he died on May 27, And please, Dan, keep up your good he made the All-Conference Football 1967. work on behalf of the citizens of your team. He then chose to enlist in the He was third from the youngest of community and Vietnam veterans all Navy. He served our country as a Navy nine children. His sister Arlene said across this country. pilot for over 12 years, reaching the that Garry was an easygoing kid who RICHARD ‘‘RICH’’ BOEHM rank of lieutenant commander. was lighthearted and never caused any Richard ‘‘Rich’’ Boehm was born on While serving in the Vietnam war, trouble. She remembers the cartoons June 23, 1951. He was from Mandan. He Carl’s plane was hit by an anti-aircraft he liked to draw. served in the Army’s 198th Infantry missile. Instead of bailing out over Garry chose to enlist in the Marines Brigade. Rich died on March 26, 1971. North Vietnam, Carl maneuvered the to serve his country. When he went He was 19 years old. plane 40 miles to the Tonkin Gulf, home during Christmastime on leave, Rich was one of six children. All where he died after his parachute failed he told Arlene and her children, ‘‘I three boys served our country in the to open. won’t see you again, but you may see military—Marvin and Clarence in the The family is grateful to Carl’s me.’’ Army National Guard and Rich in the wingman for sharing with them the de- He died almost exactly 1 year after Army. tails of Carl’s service and extraor- he graduated from high school. Rich served in Vietnam with Myron dinary flight skills the day he died. RANDY LEE HANSEN Johnson from Mandaree, and they be- In addition to his brother, Carl left Randy Lee Hansen was born October came very close friends. Rich was en- behind his wife Elaine and three chil- 23, 1948. He was from South Dakota, gaged, and Myron was going to be his dren, Mark, Jennifer, and Kathryn. but he was living in Williston when he best man. Carl is buried in Arlington National enlisted. He served in the Army’s 1st Keith Nolan’s book ‘‘Sappers in the Cemetery. Signal Brigade as a field radio repairer. Wire: The Life and Death of Firebase This summer, the Bottineau Randy died on Easter Sunday, April 6, Mary Ann’’ includes details of the day AMVETS Post 25 is going to rename 1969. He was only 20 years old.

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When the packages arrived, sleeping in a cemetery, using a bag of Randy had some great stories from his the soldiers would eat the stale pop- grenades for a pillow or his fellow sol- time fishing, as many fishermen do. corn because they were so happy to diers drinking Coca-Colas and using While his brothers, step-brothers, have something from home. their imaginations to create their own step-sister, and mother remained in Lyle was accidentally killed by entertainment. South Dakota, Randy attended friendly fire. Since his death, the fam- After Fred was killed in Vietnam, his Williston High School, where his father ily occasionally finds items someone casket arrived in Jamestown on the was working in Williston as a brick- leaves on Lyle’s grave. train. The same conductor who drove layer. Lyle had shipped cashmere sweaters the train the day Fred left to go to In 1966, Randy enlisted in the Army home for the family as Christmas pre- basic training was driving the train before he graduated from high school. sents in late 1969. The package arrived that delivered Fred’s body back to The product of a service-oriented fam- after his funeral in January of 1970. Jamestown. ily, Randy felt it was important that ERIC NADEAU About a year ago, one of Fred’s offi- he serve his country. Eric Nadeau was born November 12, cers, Lee Moorman, was traveling the FRED JOHNSON 1948. He was from Grand Forks and was United States visiting the graves of the Fred Johnson was born on November a member of the Turtle Mountain band soldiers he knew in Vietnam. Lee told 3, 1939. He grew up in Watford City and of Chippewa. He served in the Army’s Fred’s family that Fred liked to read Leeds. He served in the Army’s 1st Cav- 101st Airborne Division, the Screaming and was well liked by everyone. alry Division. Fred was 27 years old Eagles. Eric died May 26, 1969, just days GREGORY KRUEGER when he died on January 20, 1967. before his tour of duty was scheduled Gregory Krueger was born March 1, Fred’s wife’s name was Jacqueline, to end. He was 20 years old. 1949. He was from Garrison. He served and they had one son and three daugh- He was the eldest child of his family in the Army’s 173rd Airborne Division. ters. Their oldest child, Richard, said and had three sisters. Eric’s sisters re- Gregory died July 17, 1970. He was 21 that Fred loved to hunt and fish. Fred’s member how much he loved hunting years old. dad was a game warden and Fred would game in the Turtle Mountains before He was the oldest of three boys. His go to work with his dad sometimes. he enlisted in the Army, and they brother, Stephen, said that Gregory They would bring home injured ani- think that is part of the reason why he was hard-working, responsible, and mals and nurse them back to health. joined the Armed Forces. well-liked by everyone who knew him. Among the most memorable animals Everyone liked Eric. He had a circle Stephen remembers that Gregory loved everything to do with the farm. were a white owl, a baby skunk that of friends he grew up with, and if he He had fond memories of working with behaved like a pet cat, and a raccoon was ever in town on break from the Gregory, hauling many bales of hay on that he kept for 6 years. service, Eric and his best friend Dale Saturdays. Their brother, Fred, con- After high school, Fred joined the were inseparable. Wherever Dale was, Army. He served for 7 years before he tinues to farm that family farm today. one could find Eric, and vice versa. Gregory had a special relationship was killed in action in Vietnam on his His sister remembers a time when with a nearby farmer who trusted him second tour of duty. Eric came home and surprised their at a young age to run his farm equip- Fred’s son, Richard, remembers going mother. She and her mother were play- ment and to help on the farm. Gregory fishing with his dad often and fishing ing bingo in the local church basement. hoped to eventually take over the together the week before Fred left for When he walked into the room, every- neighbor’s farm after completing his Vietnam on his second tour of duty. thing stopped, and everyone stood up service in Vietnam. Fred’s brother, Robert, said he took and sang the National Anthem. Eric’s The Heritage Park in Garrison is cur- Fred to the airport before he returned mother was shocked and thrilled. rently in the process of adding a stone to Vietnam the last time. Fred was Eric died when his company was out- memorial in memory of Gregory’s serv- scared and didn’t know if he would be numbered and overrun. He jumped back ice and his family’s sacrifice. back again. in to save his crew members, and did Fred died shortly thereafter when his RICHARD HOVLAND save some, but was killed in the proc- Richard Hovland was from Williston, vehicle hit a landmine. ess. Eric’s sister thinks of Eric not and he was born August 12, 1946. He LYLE JOHANNES only as her brother but her hero. served in the Army’s 20th Engineer Bri- Lyle Johannes was born June 25, 1949, FRED JANSONIUS gade. Richard was 21 years old when he and spent his high school years in Fred Jansonius was born June 23, died on January 31, 1968. Kulm. He served in the Army as a radio 1948. He was from Jamestown. He He was one of four children and his operator. Lyle died January 29, 1970. He served in the Army’s 9th Infantry Divi- family and friends called him Ricky. was 20 years old. sion. Fred died February 2, 1968. He was Growing up, Richard was active in Lyle was the oldest of four children. only 19 years old. the Boy Scouts. He played baseball and His youngest sister, Sally, said that He was the oldest of four children. sang in the choir. His sister, Deanne, Lyle was a happy person who didn’t get His sister, Claire, said that Fred was a remembers his beautiful voice and him rattled by anything. He loved a good gentle soul and that his younger sib- singing country music in their living joke and had lots of friends. Sally said, lings looked up to him. In high school, room with his friend, Charles Hanson. ‘‘You’d never want to turn your back Fred was a good student and enjoyed Deanne thought she and her brother on him because you never knew what photography, golf, and tennis. After were the coolest when he would drop he might do!’’ He was a daredevil who graduation, he attended Drake Univer- her off at school in his Chevy Impala. loved motorcycles, had a number of sity and studied journalism. She looked up to Richard very much. Hondas—and crashes—over the years. One of his Drake professors told When he left for Vietnam, she was in He spent a lot of time hanging over the Fred’s class, ‘‘To be a good journalist, junior high and was in awe about what engine of a car. He would buy old cars you really need to see the world.’’ he was going to do. and fix them up. He also worked on the Fred’s draft number was high, but he Deanne said Richard was a fun-loving cars of elderly women who lived in was deferred for being in college. So he and family-oriented man who was espe- town. After high school, he attended a quit college and traveled to New York cially kind and good with their broth- technical college in Denver for me- City to see part of the world while er, Duane, who had Down Syndrome. chanics. waiting to be drafted. Richard always mentioned Duane in Lyle was glad to be in the Army serv- Claire shared some of Fred’s letters his letters he sent home from Vietnam. ing in Vietnam. He kind of ‘‘adopted’’ a he wrote home to his family, which re- After completing his service in Viet- young Vietnamese boy. The boy really vealed a talent for writing and the wis- nam, Richard had plans to go to college

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The Senator from Kentucky [Mr. MCCON- at the desk. These are just some of the stories of NELL] moves to concur in the House amend- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The North Dakotans who sacrificed their ment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2146. clerk will report. lives on behalf of our country in Viet- MOTION TO CONCUR WITH AMENDMENT NO. 2060 The legislative clerk read as follows: nam. Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I The Senator from Kentucky [Mr. MCCON- I have to say that every time I do move to concur in the House amend- NELL] proposes an amendment numbered 2063 this, I wonder who would they be ment to the Senate amendment to H.R. to the instructions of the motion to refer today. Would they be standing here in- 2146 with an amendment. H.R. 2146. stead of me? But I do know the men The PRESIDING OFFICER. The The amendment is as follows: and women in uniform who serve our clerk will report. In the instructions country continue to serve when they The legislative clerk read as follows: Strike ‘‘3 days’’ and insert ‘‘4 days’’ C take off the uniform. I also know our The Senator from Kentucky [Mr. MCCON- Mr. M CONNELL. I ask for the yeas country suffers a great loss any time NELL] moves to concur in the House amend- and nays on that amendment. we lose a young man or a young woman ment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2146 The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a in service of our country. That loss with an amendment numbered 2060. sufficient second? must be remembered, it must be re- Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I There appears to be a sufficient sec- spected, and we can never forget. ask unanimous consent that the read- ond. In this anniversary and commemora- ing of the amendment be dispensed The yeas and nays were ordered. tion of the Vietnam war, it is so impor- with. AMENDMENT NO. 2064 TO AMENDMENT NO. 2063 tant that we spend our time talking The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Mr. MCCONNELL. I have a second-de- about the sacrifices our country and objection, it is so ordered. gree amendment at the desk. our servicemen gave in Vietnam and The amendment is as follows: The PRESIDING OFFICER. The continue to give through the ravages of At the end add the following. clerk will report. Agent Orange—the issue Dan worked ‘‘This Act shall take effect 1 day after the The legislative clerk read as follows: so hard on. They continue to suffer the date of enactment.’’ The Senator from Kentucky [Mr. MCCON- NELL] proposes an amendment numbered 2064 post-traumatic stress that was part of Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask for the yeas to amendment No. 2063. that service, and they continue to and nays. overrepresent in the homeless popu- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a The amendment is as follows: lations and populations of people who sufficient second? In the amendment Strike ‘‘4 days’’ and insert ‘‘5 days’’ continue to be troubled from the expe- There appears to be a sufficient sec- riences they suffered in Vietnam. ond. CLOTURE MOTION So today we celebrate these lives and The yeas and nays were ordered. Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I we think about who they might have have a cloture motion at the desk. AMENDMENT NO. 2061 TO AMENDMENT NO. 2060 The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- been. We offer a very humble and Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I grateful thank-you to all of the family ture motion having been presented have a second-degree amendment at under rule XXII, the Chair directs the members who have helped us with the desk. these memorials but who have experi- clerk to read the motion. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The The senior assistant legislative clerk enced this loss in a way we will never clerk will report. read as follows: understand. The legislative clerk read as follows: Thank you, Mr. President. CLOTURE MOTION The Senator from Kentucky [Mr. MCCON- We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- I yield the floor. NELL] proposes an amendment numbered 2061 I suggest the absence of a quorum. ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the to amendment No. 2060. Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I move to bring to a close debate on the mo- SASSE). The clerk will call the roll. ask unanimous consent that the read- tion to concur in the House amendment to The legislative clerk proceeded to ing of the amendment be dispensed the Senate amendment to H.R. 2146, an act call the roll. with. to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without to allow Federal law enforcement officers, ask unanimous consent that the order firefighters, and air traffic controllers to objection, it is so ordered. make penalty-free withdrawals from govern- for the quorum call be rescinded. The amendment is as follows: The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without mental plans after age 50, and for other pur- In the amendment poses. objection, it is so ordered. Strike ‘‘1 day’’ and insert ‘‘2 days’’ Mitch McConnell, Johnny Isakson, David f MOTION TO REFER WITH AMENDMENT NO. 2062 Perdue, Chuck Grassley, Thom Tillis, Marco Rubio, Daniel Coats, John Cor- Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I DEFENDING PUBLIC SAFETY move to refer to the Committee on Fi- nyn, Michael B. Enzi, Kelly Ayotte, EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT ACT Orrin G. Hatch, Roger F. Wicker, Deb nance H.R. 2146 with instructions. Fischer, Rob Portman, Cory Gardner, Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Richard Burr, Roy Blunt. ask the Chair to lay before the Senate clerk will report. Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I the message to accompany H.R. 2146. The legislative clerk read as follows: ask unanimous consent that the man- The Presiding Officer laid before the The Senator from Kentucky [Mr. MCCON- datory quorum call under rule XXII be Senate the following message from the NELL] moves to refer H.R. 2146 to the Com- waived. House of Representatives: mittee on Finance with instructions being The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without amendment numbered 2062. Resolved, That the House agree to the objection, it is so ordered. amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. The amendment is as follows: f 2146) entitled ‘‘An Act to amend the Internal At the end add the following. Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Federal law ‘‘This Act shall take effect 3 days after the TRADE PREFERENCES EXTENSION enforcement officers, firefighters, and air date of enactment’’ ACT OF 2015 traffic controllers to make penalty-free withdrawals from governmental plans after Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I age 50, and for other purposes,’’ with an ask for the yeas and nays on that mo- ask the Chair to lay before the Senate amendment. tion. the message to accompany H.R. 1295.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:49 Jun 19, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G18JN6.070 S18JNPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with SENATE June 18, 2015 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S4291 The Presiding Officer laid before the The yeas and nays were ordered. significant trade agenda, and it re- Senate the following message from the AMENDMENT NO. 2068 mains everybody’s goal now. That is a House of Representatives: Mr. MCCONNELL. I have an amend- point that has been proven many times Resolved, That the House agree to the ment to the instructions at the desk. over. amendment of the Senate to the title of the The PRESIDING OFFICER. The When our Democratic colleagues in- bill (H.R. 1295) entitled ‘‘An Act to amend clerk will report. sisted on tying TAA to TPA, it was dif- the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve The legislative clerk read as follows: ficult for most on my side to swallow. the process for making determinations with Many in my conference opposed TAA. respect to whether organizations are exempt The Senator from Kentucky [Mr. MCCON- from taxation under section 501(c)(4) of such NELL] proposes an amendment numbered 2068 But with the larger goal in mind—and Code,’’ and that the House agree to the to the instructions of the motion to refer understanding that for my friends on amendment of the Senate to the text of the H.R. 1295. the other side, TAA has often ridden aforementioned bill, with an amendment. The amendment is as follows: alongside TPA—we put the two policies MOTION TO CONCUR WITH AMENDMENT NO. 2065 In the Instructions together. This was not an easy lift, but (Purpose: In the nature of a substitute.) Strike ‘‘2 days’’ and insert ‘‘3 days’’ in the interest of moving forward, we Mr. MCCONNELL. I move to concur Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask for the yeas compromised. in the House amendment to the Senate and nays on that amendment. The process was not easy. We had a amendment to H.R. 1295 with an The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a few close calls. We even worked amendment. sufficient second? through a filibuster to address our col- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The There appears to be a sufficient sec- leagues’ concerns, but all the hard clerk will report. ond. work paid off. It eventually led to a The legislative clerk read as follows: The yeas and nays were ordered. good result at the end of last month, a 62-to-37 vote in the Senate in favor of The Senator from Kentucky [Mr. MCCON- AMENDMENT NO. 2069 TO AMENDMENT NO. 2068 NELL] moves to concur in the House amend- more opportunities for American pay- Mr. MCCONNELL. I have a second-de- ment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 1295 checks, for American workers and gree amendment at the desk. with an amendment numbered 2065. farmers, and for the American econ- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask unanimous omy. clerk will report. consent that the reading of the amend- The legislative clerk read as follows: Unfortunately, though, as we all ment be dispensed with. know now, that was not to be the end The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without The Senator from Kentucky [Mr. MCCON- of the Senate’s role in the process. NELL] proposes an amendment numbered 2069 objection, it is so ordered. to amendment No. 2068. That is OK. Not every plan turns out (The amendment is printed in today’s perfectly every time, but the point is The amendment is as follows: RECORD under ‘‘Text of Amendments.’’) that you don’t give up. The American Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask for the yeas In the amendment people didn’t send us here to sulk but and nays on my amendment. Strike ‘‘3 days’’ and insert ‘‘4 days’’ to work through tough problems. So The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a CLOTURE MOTION that is what we are going to do. sufficient second? Mr. MCCONNELL. I have a cloture Here is what it is going to take: No. There appears to be a sufficient sec- motion at the desk. 1, working together toward the shared ond. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- goal of a win for the American people; The yeas and nays were ordered. ture motion having been presented No. 2, trusting each other to get there. AMENDMENT NO. 2066 TO AMENDMENT NO. 2065 under rule XXII, the Chair directs the I think we can do that. Mr. MCCONNELL. I have a second-de- clerk to read the motion. So here are the next steps. In the gree amendment at the desk. The senior assistant legislative clerk judgment of Members of both parties in The PRESIDING OFFICER. The read as follows: the House and in the Senate, our best clerk will report. CLOTURE MOTION way forward now is to consider TPA The legislative clerk read as follows: We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- and TAA separately. That means TAA The Senator from Kentucky [Mr. MCCON- ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the will come second after TPA, but the NELL] proposes an amendment numbered 2066 Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby votes will be there to pass it—reluc- to amendment No. 2065. move to bring to a close debate on the mo- tantly, not happily, but they will be Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask unanimous tion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 1295, an act there if it means getting something far consent that the reading of the amend- more important accomplished for the ment be dispensed with. to extend the African Growth and Oppor- tunity Act, the Generalized System of Pref- American people. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without erences, the preferential duty treatment pro- To that end, I just filed cloture on objection, it is so ordered. gram for Haiti, and for other purposes, with the motion to concur with the House- The amendment is as follows: an amendment. passed TPA bill. I then filed cloture on At the end add the following. Mitch McConnell, Johnny Isakson, David the AGOA and preferences bill—with ‘‘This Act shall take effect 1 day after the Perdue, Chuck Grassley, Thom Tillis, date of enactment.’’ Marco Rubio, Daniel Coats, John Cor- an amendment that adds to that bill TAA. This puts the Senate on a proce- MOTION TO REFER WITH AMENDMENT NO. 2067 nyn, Michael B. Enzi, Kelly Ayotte, dural glidepath to consider and then Mr. MCCONNELL. I move to refer to Orrin G. Hatch, Roger F. Wicker, Deb the Committee on Finance H.R. 1295 Fischer, Rob Portman, Cory Gardner, pass the TPA bill, the AGOA and pref- Richard Burr, Roy Blunt. with instructions. erences bill, and TAA. So assuming ev- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask unanimous eryone has a little faith and votes the clerk will report the motion. consent that the mandatory quorum same way they did just a few weeks The legislative clerk read as follows: under rule XXII be waived. ago, we will be able to get all of those bills to the President soon. The Senator from Kentucky [Mr. MCCON- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without NELL] moves to refer H.R. 1295 to the Com- objection, it is so ordered. I know there is a fourth bill, too, the mittee on Finance with instructions being Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, fol- Customs bill. Given the complex and amendment numbered 2067. lowing today’s encouraging vote over thorny procedural processes at work on The amendment is as follows: in the House, I wish to update the Sen- that bill, we will have to turn to that At the end add the following. ate on where we stand with regard to one as soon as we are able—but we will ‘‘This Act shall take effect 2 days after the trade. turn to it. It will have to go to a con- date of enactment.’’ First, a brief look back at how we got ference committee and then return to Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask for the yeas where we are today. Back in April, the the Senate floor, where it, too, will be and nays on that motion. Finance Committee came together to passed and sent to the White House. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a advance four trade bills on a big bipar- I know it is hard to do, but if we step sufficient second? tisan vote. It was everyone’s goal at back a few paces and recall what we There appears to be a sufficient sec- that time to consider all of those bills were all asking for just a few weeks ond. and to begin the process of passing this ago, we should be able to take some

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All of that to- changes took effect, Kentucky spent $11 mil- thousands of the people who practice it. gether would be quite an accomplish- lion housing about 3,000 inmates at two pris- Lawson spent 50 years as a professor at the ons. This year, the state expects to spend ment. All it is going to take is some University of Kentucky College of Law, and about $500 million to keep about 22,000 in- hard work, some faith in one another, he was dean twice. Among his students were mates in 12 prisons and dozens of county and everybody voting the same way the U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McCon- jails that are paid to hold the state’s felon next time they voted the last time. nell, Gov. Steve Beshear, U.S. Reps. Andy spillover. Barr and Ed Whitfield, and most of the Ken- The General Assembly’s effort four years tucky Supreme Court. f ago to cut the inmate population—at ‘‘It’s been really interesting watching my Lawson’s urging—has fallen short ‘‘because students go on in life,’’ Lawson, 76, said Fri- they aimed too low,’’ he said. ‘‘They tin- TRIBUTE TO BOB LAWSON day, sitting in a cluttered campus office that kered; they did too little.’’ showed no sign of getting packed up any Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, Some county jails are so overcrowded that time soon. ‘‘They’ve done important things today I rise to pay tribute to one of state inmates who are serving five to 10 and mostly have done them well.’’ years must sleep on the floor and seldom Kentucky’s greatest teachers, and a Lawson built an equally large reputation leave their cells, he said. There is little edu- man who has served the public good for himself outside the classroom. He au- cation or addiction treatment provided, so thored the state’s penal code for criminal of- and the law for 5 decades. My friend felons are no better off when they’re finally fenses and its rules of courtroom evidence. Professor Bob Lawson, who has taught released, and in many cases, they’re prob- He harangued the General Assembly, with law at the University of Kentucky Col- ably harder than ever, he said. lege of Law for 50 years, will be retir- what he considers limited success, for pack- ‘‘We got mad at the people who were com- ing this July 1. ing the state’s jails and prisons with the mitting criminal offenses, and we veered mentally ill and the addicted. He led inves- away from a philosophy of trying to correct Over the course of his 50 years of tigations into ethics violations at the UK teaching, Professor Lawson has become them, which originally had been the thrust Athletics Department, which didn’t win him of our justice system,’’ Lawson said. ‘‘We one of the most respected lawyers and many friends, and into the nightmarish Bev- jacked up the penalties on everything. As a teachers in the Commonwealth. He is erly Hills Supper Club fire in 1977 that killed result, we’ve created this huge problem of also well known and admired for his 165 people in northern Kentucky. trying to pay for all of this. We’re just mak- work outside the classroom as the au- ‘‘He was Kentucky law,’’ said Allison ing things worse for ourselves than they thor of much of the Commonwealth’s Connelly, a onetime Lawson student who were.’’ later joined him on the law school faculty. One of Lawson’s other crusades over the penal code for criminal offenses and its ‘‘He has done so much, when you look at his rules of courtroom evidence. years was trying to be a watchdog of UK’s lu- lifetime of work, to make Kentucky a better crative and popular sports programs. At the Professor Lawson was born in a small place.’’ request of various UK presidents, he led in- town in southwestern West Virginia, The son of a coal miner, Lawson was born vestigations into possible ethics violations, not far from the Kentucky border, in a in 1938 in a tiny Logan County, W.Va., com- including cases that brought about the de- coal community. Encouraged by his fa- munity almost entirely owned by Island partures of basketball coach Eddie Sutton in Creek Coal Co. His father urged him to es- ther to get an education and escape life 1989 and athletics director Larry Ivy in 2002. cape the coal camp through an education. He In 2002, as a member of the UK Athletics in the coal camps, he attended Berea worked his way through tuition-free Berea College in Kentucky and then earned Administration’s board of directors, Lawson College and then earned a law degree at UK cast the sole dissenting vote against hiring his law degree at UK in 1963. in 1963. Mitch Barnhart as athletics director. In 1965, he was asked to teach law at After two years of practicing law, which he Lawson said he didn’t object to Barnhart, UK, which he has done ever since. His enjoyed, Lawson accepted an invitation in but the $375,000-a-year salary was ‘‘ridicu- specialty is Kentucky criminal law and 1965 to teach at UK. lous’’ compared to the more modest sums ‘‘I never thought I’d stay here,’’ he said. ‘‘I paid to other UK faculty and staff. (Barnhart evidence law. In the 1970s, he worked thought I’d try teaching for a little bit, see with the State legislature to rewrite remains in the job and now makes $600,000 a what it was like, and get back into my law year.) Kentucky’s penal code, which was in practice. But it was a wonderful experience Over the past 50 years, the UK Athletics need of an overhaul. from day one—for one thing: being around Department evolved into its own universe I would point out that of Professor all of these bright young people.’’ with its own rules, Lawson said. Lawson’s thousands of students, I was Lawson’s specialty is Kentucky criminal ‘‘They have become an independent entity, one of them. Bob Lawson was one of law and evidence law. He wrote the books on separate from the rest of the university, those subjects, books that occupy the which is a problem,’’ he said. ‘‘Their budget my favorite professors, and I still re- shelves of law libraries and judicial cham- call his teachings today. I am also is their budget. The athletics department re- bers. In the 1970s, he worked with the legisla- gards the money that comes in for athletics proud to call him a friend over the ture to rewrite the state’s penal code, which as their money, not the university’s money. years. UK has greatly benefitted from was hugely disorganized at the time. ‘‘We ‘‘And I guess I have felt, watching it having him as a member of the faculty had never reformed our criminal laws in through the years, that they sort of lost for all this time, and he will be sorely Kentucky, so you had offenses that had been what I would consider to be a reasonable missed. added one by one over a period of, what, 150 connection of these students to the univer- years, 180 years, and a lot of inconsistency in I want to thank Professor Bob sity as compared to athletics. Let me just how these offenses were treated,’’ he said. give you an example. When I first came here, Lawson for his five decades of service To Lawson’s frustration, within a decade the basketball season was 20 games. It’s now to the University of Kentucky and to of his penal code work, the national ‘‘war on 40. I have my doubts about how they can be the Commonwealth. For 50 years he led drugs’’ and concern over urban violence led a legitimate college student when they’ve Kentucky’s brightest young minds into politicians in Kentucky and elsewhere to got that problem.’’ the legal profession, and his many enact much tougher sentencing laws. Lawson said he also regrets the explosion thousands of students serve as a fitting It’s one thing to imprison a murderer for in tuition costs at UK and other state uni- tribute to his legacy. I wish him all the decades, but these new laws put even minor versities around the nation, largely because criminals behind bars for long stretches, best as he retires from UK and begins a of shrinking public support from state gov- Lawson said. For example: In dozens of Ken- ernments. The next UK budget will get just new stage in life. tucky cases Lawson researched, people were eight percent of its revenue from state ap- The Lexington Herald-Leader pub- convicted of the felony of ‘‘drug trafficking propriations, the smallest share ever. lished an article detailing Professor within 1,000 yards of a school’’ after police ‘‘I think everyone who is 50 years old and Lawson’s life and career. I ask unani- caught them with a small personal stash of older—including me—ought to be ashamed of mous consent that the article be print- drugs in their homes or cars several blocks themselves for what we’re doing to our from a school. young people, making an education all but ed in the RECORD. ‘‘Bob Lawson’s philosophy was always, unaffordable,’’ he said. There being no objection, the mate- ‘You lock up the people who genuinely scare ‘‘When Mitch McConnell and Steve rial was ordered to be printed in the you because they’re dangerous, they’re vio- Beshear were in my classroom, I doubt they RECORD, as follows: lent, and for the other people, you see if you paid much more than $100 a semester for

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Yet none are funded that will affect them for the rest of their ranking member of the Appropriations by the Department of Defense. lives. Shame on us.’’ Subcommittee on the Department of Nation states and organized crime f State and Foreign Operations which are infiltrating our cyber networks, provides assistance for Egypt, I am dis- EGYPT and we need the Department of Home- mayed by the al-Sisi government’s re- land Security, the FBI, and the Na- Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, last week jection of basic freedoms, whether it is tional Institute of Standards and Tech- Egyptian government investigators the right to express oneself or the right nology to help us protect dot-com and working on behalf of a judge who is to assemble. Such repressive tactics dot-gov. Those key cyber warriors are overseeing a 4-year-old case against are not likely to contribute to greater not funded by the Department of De- international and Egyptian nongovern- security or stability in Egypt—instead fense. mental organizations, NGOs, visited they are likely to do just the opposite. Finally, we need troops ready for the main office of the Cairo Institute f duty. Sadly, only one in four recruits for Human Rights Studies, or CIHRS, can pass muster, many for lack of edu- and asked for registration and finan- VOTES ON NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT AND MO- cation or lack of physical fitness. We cial documents. The investigators re- need great schools turning out great portedly tried to pass off an informal TION TO PROCEED TO DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT graduates ready to work. We need search warrant as legal cover, but childhood nutrition to feed them CIHRS staff made clear they couldn’t Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, I rise healthy meals that build healthy bod- search the office without an official today to commend the honorable men ies. But education and nutrition are one. The investigators left, but their and women in Maryland—including the not funded by the Department of De- message was clear: a new crackdown is 28,939 men and women on Active Duty, fense. on the way. the 6,223 in the National Guard, our Re- In order make the Department of De- According to information I have re- servists, and our civilian employees fense successful, we need to stop ceived, CIHRS is the second organiza- and contractors—who are serving our hollowing out America. This means tion to receive such a visit this year. Nation. making sure our other agencies have The same investigators previously vis- When I go around the State to bases the resources necessary to meet na- ited another organization, the Egyp- such as Walter Reed National Military tional security needs at home and tian Democratic Academy, and looked Medical Center, Fort Meade, Fort abroad. into their activities and funding Detrick, the U.S. Naval Academy, and sources. Four members of the academy others, I see the people who put their However, the Republican Budget uses have since been banned from leaving lives on the line every day to defend two sets of rules—first, pretend funding Egypt. America. for basic, essential military oper- Some Senators may remember this I support you. I am fighting to make ations—things that are supposed to be case: it is the same one that led to the sure you and your families have the re- in the base budget—taken from the conviction of 43 foreign and Egyptian sources you need, from equipment, to Overseas Contingency Operations, OCO, NGO workers, including 16 Americans, training, to fresh, healthy food at our account that was created for funding in 2013. The fact that the Egyptian au- commissaries. That is why today I wars. This gimmick allows $38 billion thorities have decided to resuscitate voted against the final passage of the of extra defense spending by evading this old case against these NGOs shows National Defense Authorization Act the budget caps. The second rule the that President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s and the motion to proceed to the De- Republicans are using is saying: We are administration is confident that it can fense appropriations bill. My vote was going to apply the sequester budget silence critical voices with little inter- not a vote against our national de- constraints to the rest of the Federal national objection. fense; it was a vote for our national de- agencies. That is not acceptable, but Since the 2011 revolution, the govern- fense. It was a vote to end sequester we can fix it. ment has made several efforts to re- and a vote for military readiness. We need to end sequester for defense, place a harsh 2002 law on associations— How will voting against a funding without gimmicks, and we need to end unevenly implemented under former bill help end sequester? Because it sequester for the rest of our agencies. President Hosni Mubarak—with even brings us to the table now—in June—to We need to make sure defense has the more draconian regulations, including agree on how we are going to fund the right resources, but we also need to a draft law that would have given the vital programs that we all agree are make sure that the other agencies that government and security agencies ef- necessary to protect our Nation. Not in protect our country and make it great fective veto power over NGO boards of September. Not in November. Not when and are not included in the Defense bill directors, foreign funding, and very ex- another funding deadline looms or have the resources they need too. istence. Although a new law has yet to when there is a clock ticking until the Today, I voted no to moving to the De- be passed, the authorities have pre- government shuts down. We are going fense appropriations bill, but that no is viously raided or detained staff from to address this now, so the Senate can meant to speed up the process of get- respected organizations such as the do its job to support our troops, our ting a better outcome for our troops Hisham Mubarak Law Center, Human military families, our veterans, and and our country. Rights Watch, Amnesty International, our national security. Many of my colleagues fail to men- and the Egyptian Center for Economic National security is more than the tion that we in Congress can go and Social Rights. Department of Defense. We need diplo- through these motions: We can pass I am deeply concerned with the rein- macy around the world to prevent con- funding bills, go to conference, and vigoration of this 4-year-old case and flicts when we can and end them once send them to the President’s desk. But the message it sends about Cairo’s in- started. So we need our State Depart- that will do no good if the President tent to restrict independent NGOs. I ment. We need embassy security to vetoes these bills, which he has said he am similarly concerned with recent keep our Foreign Service safe—and will do if they include budget gim- press reports alleging that the authori- that is not funded by the Department micks. ties have disappeared a significant of Defense. I hope that after having this vote, number of young people, some of whom Our law enforcement agencies here at our leadership will sit down and nego- later died, in a coordinated campaign, home also protect our national secu- tiate a new budget deal, now in June. activists say, to silence dissent. Such rity. The FBI, tracking down ‘‘lone We need to have a real solution for the actions, if true, are deplorable and are wolf’’ terrorists; the Coast Guard, pro- budget constraints that impact all of

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Mr. President, today, I recipient, my friend and a community which changed its name from the Lin- want to take a moment to recognize leader, Sister Margarita M. Brewer. coln Institute in 1921, has continued to the important relationship between the Sister Margarita has dedicated her provide a wide variety of educational United States and Jamaica and the life to serving the Latino community specializations with over 50 bachelor’s role Jamaican Americans play in pro- in Greater Cincinnati. Originally from degree programs along with master’s moting trade and development between Panama, Sister Margarita has taken an degree programs in education, busi- our two nations. active role in programs assisting the ness, and the social sciences. Outside of The United States has a robust and underserved in her local community as its well-known, grant-funded research important relationship with Jamaica. well as in Central America. programs, Lincoln has also distin- President Obama’s trip to Jamaica in Sister Margarita founded the English guished itself with its popular nursing April 2015 illustrated that we see Ja- Language Learning—ELL—Founda- program and state-of-the-art aqua- maica as a key regional leader and that tion, Inc., in 2003 and continues to culture facilities. we have a strong interest in strength- serve as its president, working with Lincoln University is an outstanding ening our bilateral security relation- Cincinnati public schools to help and diverse educational institution ship with Jamaica. English language learners become suc- that continues to impact future gen- The United States is Jamaica’s lead- cessful in their academic lives while erations by looking forward without ing partner in trade, chief source of fostering their cultural identities. ever forgetting its roots. I congratulate foreign direct investment, FDI, and I had the privilege of being one of Lincoln University on more than a cen- home to the largest Jamaican diaspora Sister Margarita’s ELL tutors while tury of successes.∑ in the world. The more than 1 million serving in the House of Representa- f Jamaicans in the United States make tives. I had to stop tutoring when I was crucial contributions to the Jamaican appointed U.S. Trade Representative, RECOGNIZING THE CARSON CITY economy through remittances and sup- but during my time as a tutor, I had CHAMBER OF COMMERCE’S 70TH port for friends and family still in Ja- the chance to see her good work in ac- ANNIVERSARY maica. Proud Jamaicans like Dela- tion. More recently, my wife Jane has ∑ Mr. HELLER. Mr. President, today, I ware’s Lorraine Badley connect busi- worked as an ELL tutor and shares my wish to recognize the 70th anniversary ness leaders with opportunities for in- admiration for Sister Margarita and of the Carson City Chamber of Com- vestment and trade, host ministers and her service. Jane was honored to re- merce, an important entity to North- other Jamaican officials, and strength- ceive the English Language Learning ern Nevada. I am proud to honor this en community connections in both Foundation Tutor of the Year Award in chamber that gives so much support to countries. 2014. local businesses and continues to fight From Bob Marley, who first emi- In collaboration with Latino Pro- to grow the capital city’s economy and grated from Jamaica to my home grams and Services’ English Language job market. State, to former NBA basketball player Learners Program at Northern Ken- Growing up in Carson City and spend- Patrick Ewing and former Secretary of tucky University, she also helped de- ing a lot of time working in my dad’s State Collin Powell, first- and second- velop NKY’s Fun with Science Camp, automotive shop, I learned the impor- generation Jamaican Americans have exposing students to all fields of tance of a day’s work and what it took made significant and lasting contribu- science through hands-on learning ac- for my father to keep his business. No tions to our economy, sports, art, and tivities. doubt, Carson City’s businesses—small political system. Additionally, Sister Margarita has and large—play an important role in The Jamaican Government recog- been involved with the Crossroad our State’s growth. nizes the critical role Jamaicans living Health Center, Family Service of Cin- It is through the hard work of the abroad play in Jamaica’s economic ad- cinnati, and Christian Community Carson City Chamber of Commerce vancement, and this week they are Health Services. that the business community continues hosting the Sixth Biennial Jamaica Di- I join the community in congratu- to strive and maintain a high quality aspora Conference in Montego Bay. The lating Sister Margarita, who has served of life for Carson City residents. Even conference brings together members of the people of Greater Cincinnati and when Nevada’s economy took a dif- the Jamaican diaspora from the United Ohio with distinction. ficult turn, the Carson City Chamber of States, United Kingdom, Canada, and f Commerce was there every step of the other countries to build connections way to lift local businesses back up. It and boost diaspora investment in the ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS helped owners adapt to an adverse eco- Jamaican economy. I would like to ∑ Mr. BLUNT. Mr. President, I wish to nomic climate through innovation, cre- commend the Jamaican Government honor Lincoln University of Jefferson ativity, and ingenuity. To say this for their efforts to diversify their econ- City, MO, on the 125th anniversary of chamber has had a positive impact on omy and become a regional leader in the signing of the Second Morrill Act Northern Nevada would be an under- trade and investment. of 1890, which provided Lincoln Univer- statement. The strong foundation it The Diaspora Conference taking sity and many other historically Black has built will be felt for years to come. place this week will leverage that sup- colleges and universities with land- Aside from helping local businesses port into targeted investments to grow grant institution status. Lincoln Uni- expand and thrive, the Carson City Jamaica’s infrastructure, ports, and lo- versity has provided student-centered, Chamber of Commerce also offers Car- gistics capacity to make it the central post secondary education opportunities son City’s entrepreneurs networking hub for the transport of goods between to countless students from a variety of opportunities, social functions, and Latin America and the United States. backgrounds for more than a century. educational programs. It is highly in- As the Jamaica Diaspora Conference On January 14, 1866, Lincoln Univer- volved throughout the community, draws to a close, the United States sity, at the time called the Lincoln In- gathering volunteers to clean and re- looks forward to seeing new partner- stitute, was founded by soldiers and of- vamp areas across the city, as well as ships between the Jamaicans and the ficers of the 62nd United States Colored supporting the sheriff and district at- Jamaican diaspora emerge to further Infantry, following their service in the torney’s offices. The chamber has 11 di- an economic development agenda that Civil War. After its incorporation and rectors and 5 committee executives, all

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At 11:51 a.m., a message from the Chamber of Commerce has dem- Throughout his tenure, Mr. Wright House of Representatives, delivered by onstrated professionalism, commit- demonstrated professionalism, com- Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, an- ment to excellence, and true dedication mitment to excellence, and dedication nounced that the House has passed the to Nevada. Without the hard work of to the highest standards of the U.S. following bills, in which it requests the those who have served this chamber, Army. I am both humbled and honored concurrence of the Senate: Carson City would not have developed by his service and am proud to call him H.R. 2505. An act to amend title XVIII of to be the city it is today. I ask my col- a fellow Nevadan. Today, I ask my col- the Social Security Act to require the an- leagues to join me in honoring the Car- leagues to join me in congratulating nual reporting of data on enrollment in Medicare Advantage plans. son City Chamber of Commerce on its Mr. Jon Wright on his much-deserved H.R. 2507. An act to amend title XVIII of 70th anniversary and in thanking it for accolade and wish him well in all of his the Social Security Act to establish an an- all it does to press on and find ways to future endeavors.∑ nual rulemaking schedule for payment rates unleash the Nevada comeback.∑ f under Medicare Advantage. f H.R. 2570. An act to amend title XVIII of RECOGNIZING DELTA FUEL the Social Security Act with respect to the CONGRATULATING SERGEANT JON ∑ Mr. VITTER. Mr. President, small treatment of patient encounters in ambula- WRIGHT, RETIRED businesses are often vital in driving tory surgical centers in determining mean- ∑ Mr. HELLER. Mr. President, today, I rural economies. The success of these ingful EHR use, establish a demonstration entities provides crucial job creation program requiring the utilization of Value- wish to congratulate SGT Jon Wright, Based Insurance Design to demonstrate that Retired, on receiving a Bronze Star and economic opportunity—especially reducing the copayments or coinsurance with V-Device for valor, honoring his among low-income and minority popu- charged to Medicare beneficiaries for se- heroic actions while serving this great lations. This week I am proud to recog- lected high-value prescription medications Nation. It gives me great pleasure to nize Delta Fuel of Ferriday, LA, as and clinical services can increase their utili- recognize Mr. Wright for both his brav- Small Business of the Week. zation and ultimately improve clinical out- ery and his accomplishments during In 1977, a small bulk fuel distributor comes and lower health care expenditures, his time with the U.S. Army. serving ranchers and farmers was and for other purposes. founded in the heart of the Louisiana H.R. 2582. An act to amend title XVIII of On March 24, 2010, Mr. Wright, who the Social Security Act to delay the author- was serving in Afghanistan, led and and Mississippi Delta region. Today, ity to terminate Medicare Advantage con- acted as security for a squad of engi- Delta Fuel has grown to employ over 65 tracts for MA plans failing to achieve min- neers and explosive ordnance disposal workers between their eight oper- imum quality ratings, to make improve- team members working to diminish ations—7 in Louisiana and 1 in Mis- ments to the Medicare Adjustment risk ad- improvised explosive devices, IEDs. sissippi—serving a cross-section of the justment system, and for other purposes. Soldiers from Wright’s squad noticed agriculture, construction, aviation, At 1:23 p.m., a message from the three bystanders, one of whom threw a marine, government, manufacturing, House of Representatives, delivered by grenade, landing between Mr. Wright automotive, emergency response, and Mr. Novotny, one of its reading clerks, and another sergeant. Mr. Wright trucking industries with a variety of announced that the House agrees to quickly responded by picking up the fuels, lubes, tanks, trailers, oil sta- the amendment of the Senate to the grenade and throwing it away from his tions, and lube equipment. In a State bill (H.R. 2146) to amend the Internal group, ultimately saving the lives of known for its robust energy and nat- Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Federal those around him. His lifesaving ac- ural resource industries, Delta Fuel’s law enforcement officers, firefighters, tions were heroic and selfless and re- reputation for dependability, reli- and air traffic controllers to make pen- main invaluable to this country. ability, and exceptional service stand- alty-free withdrawals from govern- I extend my deepest gratitude to Mr. ards has helped it become one of the mental plans after age 50, and for other Wright for his courageous contribu- fastest growing distributors in the purposes, with an amendment, in which tions to the United States of America southeast. it requests the concurrence of the Sen- and to freedom-loving nations around In rural east Louisiana, Clint Vegas, ate. the world. His service to his country president of Delta Fuel, has led the and his bravery earn him a place company to exponential growth, earn- f among the outstanding men and ing the company numerous recogni- MEASURES REFERRED women who have valiantly defended tions as one of the most successful His- The following bills were read the first our nation. panic-owned businesses in the United and the second times by unanimous His commitment to helping those States. Vegas’ business skills have led consent, and referred as indicated: around him, as well as serving the to crucial job creation for the region. H.R. 2505. An act to amend title XVIII of country, demonstrates his unwavering Delta Fuel’s success can be attributed the Social Security Act to require the an- selfless character. His actions rep- in part to their being located in a His- nual reporting of data on enrollment in resent only the greatest of Nevada’s torically Underutilized Business Zone, Medicare Advantage plans; to the Committee values, including a sense of community or HUBZone. The Small Business Ad- on Finance. and an obligation to help others. ministration’s HUBZone program was H.R. 2507. An act to amend title XVIII of As a member of the Senate Veterans’ created to spur economic activity in the Social Security Act to establish an an- Affairs Committee, I recognize that economically disadvantaged areas— nual rulemaking schedule for payment rates Congress has a responsibility not only helping small businesses in urban and under Medicare Advantage; to the Com- mittee on Finance. to honor these brave individuals who rural communities gain preferential H.R. 2570. An act to amend title XVIII of serve our Nation but also to ensure access to government contracting op- the Social Security Act with respect to the they are cared for when they return portunities. By using the resources at treatment of patient encounters in ambula- home. I remain committed to uphold- hand, including the HUBZone program, tory surgical centers in determining mean- ing this promise for our veterans and Delta Fuel has been able to expand, re- ingful EHR use, establish a demonstration servicemembers in Nevada and sulting in the addition of numerous program requiring the utilization of Value- throughout the Nation. Mr. Wright’s jobs and service centers throughout the Based Insurance Design to demonstrate that reducing the copayments or coinsurance sacrifice warrants only the greatest re- rural east Louisiana region. charged to Medicare beneficiaries for se- spect and care in return. Congratulations again to Delta Fuel lected high-value prescription medications Mr. Wright continues to serve his for being selected as Small Business of and clinical services can increase their utili- community and now lives in Lovelock the Week. Thank you for your contin- zation and ultimately improve clinical out- with his wife and three children. He re- ued commitment to creating quality comes and lower health care expenditures

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Paul Pearigen, Andrews and ending with D012582, which ments to the Medicare Adjustment risk ad- to be Rear Admiral (lower half). nominations were received by the Senate and justment system, and for other purposes; to Navy nomination of Capt. Anne M. Swap, appeared in the Congressional Record on the Committee on Finance. to be Rear Admiral (lower half). May 14, 2015. Navy nomination of Capt. Peter G. Army nomination of Elizabeth M. Libao, to f Stamatopoulos, to be Rear Admiral (lower be Major. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES half). Army nomination of John J. Morris, to be Navy nomination of Capt. John W. Korka, Colonel. The following reports of committees to be Rear Admiral (lower half). Army nomination of Christopher A. were submitted: Air Force nomination of Col. Paul E. Wodarz, to be Colonel. By Mr. INHOFE, from the Committee on Bauman, to be Brigadier General. Army nomination of Karen M. Wrancher, Environment and Public Works: Army nominations beginning with Colonel to be Colonel. Report to accompany S. 697, a bill to Antonio A. Aguto, Jr. and ending with Colo- Army nomination of Susan R. Cloft, to be amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to nel Daniel R. Walrath, which nominations Colonel. reauthorize and modernize that Act, and for were received by the Senate and appeared in Marine Corps nominations beginning with other purposes (Rept. No. 114–67). the Congressional Record on May 14, 2015. Robert A. Petersen and ending with Gene C. By Mr. HOEVEN, from the Committee on Army nomination of Col. William W. Way, Wynne, which nominations were received by Appropriations, without amendment: to be Brigadier General. the Senate and appeared in the Congres- S. 1619. An original bill making appropria- Army nominations beginning with Brig. sional Record on June 2, 2015. tions for the Department of Homeland Secu- Gen. Michael K. Hanifan and ending with Navy nominations beginning with Ian D. rity for the fiscal year ending September 30, Brig. Gen. Daniel M. Krumrei, which nomi- Branum and ending with Bryan P. Hyde, 2016, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 114– nations were received by the Senate and ap- which nominations were received by the Sen- 68). peared in the Congressional Record on May ate and appeared in the Congressional By Mr. CORKER, from the Committee on 19, 2015. Record on April 20, 2015. Foreign Relations, without amendment: Army nominations beginning with Colonel Navy nominations beginning with Josue M. S. 1635. An original bill to authorize the Hugh T. Corbett and ending with Colonel Bellinger and ending with Donald E. Department of State for fiscal year 2016, and Gervasio Ortiz Lopez, which nominations Meserve, which nominations were received for other purposes. were received by the Senate and appeared in by the Senate and appeared in the Congres- the Congressional Record on May 19, 2015. sional Record on April 20, 2015. f Army nomination of Lt. Gen. William C. Navy nominations beginning with George Mayville, Jr., to be Lieutenant General. J. Eberly III and ending with David EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF Marine Corps nominations beginning with Garlinghouse, which nominations were re- COMMITTEE Colonel Michael S. Cederholm and ending ceived by the Senate and appeared in the The following executive reports of with Colonel Rick A. Uribe, which nomina- Congressional Record on April 20, 2015. nominations were submitted: tions were received by the Senate and ap- Navy nomination of Gregory K. Emery, to peared in the Congressional Record on May be Captain. By Mr. MCCAIN for the Committee on 19, 2015. Navy nominations beginning with Daniel Armed Services. Army nomination of Col. Clifford B. Chick, B. Copeland and ending with George W. Navy nominations beginning with Rear to be Brigadier General. Laskey, which nominations were received by Adm. (lh) Lawrence B. Jackson and ending Air Force nomination of Lt. Gen. John W. the Senate and appeared in the Congres- with Rear Adm. (lh) Luke M. McCollum, Hesterman III, to be Lieutenant General. sional Record on April 20, 2015. which nominations were received by the Sen- Army nomination of Col. Leela J. Gray, to Navy nominations beginning with Scott W. ate and appeared in the Congressional be Brigadier General. Arnold and ending with Kurt J. Zahnen, Record on February 12, 2015. Army nomination of Brig. Gen. Donald B. which nominations were received by the Sen- Navy nomination of Rear Adm. (lh) Chris- Tatum, to be Major General. ate and appeared in the Congressional tina M. Alvarado, to be Rear Admiral. Army nomination of Brig. Gen. Timothy E. Record on April 20, 2015. Navy nomination of Capt. Katherine A. Gowen, to be Major General . Navy nominations beginning with Chris- McCabe, to be Rear Admiral (lower half). Navy nomination of Vice Adm. William A. topher P. Brown and ending with Van T. Navy nomination of Capt. Grafton D. Brown, to be Vice Admiral. Wennen, which nominations were received by Chase, Jr., to be Rear Admiral (lower half). Army nomination of Maj. Gen. Ronald F. the Senate and appeared in the Congres- Navy nomination of Capt. Daniel V. Lewis, to be Lieutenant General. sional Record on April 20, 2015. MacInnis, to be Rear Admiral (lower half). Army nomination of Lt. Gen. Robert B. Navy nominations beginning with Sabrina Navy nominations beginning with Captain Abrams, to be General. J. Bobkowski and ending with Diane C. Alan D. Beal and ending with Captain An- Marine Corps nomination of Col. John G. Leblanc, which nominations were received drew C. Lennon, which nominations were re- Baker, to be Brigadier General. by the Senate and appeared in the Congres- ceived by the Senate and appeared in the Mr. MCCAIN. Mr. President, for the sional Record on April 20, 2015. Congressional Record on February 12, 2015. Committee on Armed Services I report Navy nominations beginning with Kevin R. Navy nominations beginning with Rear Boardman and ending with Sean P. Mcdon- Adm. (lh) Brian K. Antonio and ending with favorably the following nomination ald, which nominations were received by the Rear Adm. (lh) Mark R. Whitney, which lists which were printed in the Senate and appeared in the Congressional nominations were received by the Senate and RECORDS on the dates indicated, and Record on April 20, 2015. appeared in the Congressional Record on ask unanimous consent, to save the ex- Navy nomination of Carl O. Pistole, to be March 10, 2015. pense of reprinting on the Executive Captain. Navy nomination of Rear Adm. (lh) Paul A. Calendar that these nominations lie at Navy nomination of Jon E. Rugg, to be Sohl, to be Rear Admiral. the Secretary’s desk for the informa- Captain. Navy nominations beginning with Rear tion of Senators. Navy nominations beginning with Victor Adm. (lh) Nancy A. Norton and ending with S. Chen and ending with Elizabeth A. Rear Adm. (lh) Robert D. Sharp, which nomi- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Zimmermannyoung, which nominations were nations were received by the Senate and ap- objection, it is so ordered. received by the Senate and appeared in the peared in the Congressional Record on March Air Force nomination of Daniel A. Congressional Record on April 20, 2015. 10, 2015. Lapostole, to be Colonel. Navy nominations beginning with Donald Navy nomination of Rear Adm. (lh) Terry Army nominations beginning with Cynthia W. Babcock, Jr. and ending with John J. J. Moulton, to be Rear Admiral. Aitaholmes and ending with Ryan J. Wang, Woods, which nominations were received by Navy nomination of Rear Adm. (lh) Bret J. which nominations were received by the Sen- the Senate and appeared in the Congres- Muilenburg, to be Rear Admiral. ate and appeared in the Congressional sional Record on April 20, 2015. Navy nomination of Rear Adm. (lh) Mark Record on January 13, 2015. Navy nominations beginning with Glen A. L. Leavitt, to be Rear Admiral. Army nominations beginning with Donald Dieleuterio and ending with William Y. Pike, Navy nomination of Capt. Ann M. W. Algeo and ending with Amy L. H. Young, which nominations were received by the Sen- Burkhardt, to be Rear Admiral (lower half). which nominations were received by the Sen- ate and appeared in the Congressional Navy nominations beginning with Capt. ate and appeared in the Congressional Record on April 20, 2015. James P. Downey and ending with Capt. Ste- Record on January 13, 2015. (minus 2 nomi- Navy nominations beginning with Richard phen F. Williamson, which nominations were nees: James V. Crawford; Colin A. Meghoo) A. Braunbeck III and ending with Jeffrey J.

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Watt, Snyder, which nominations were received by son, which nominations were received by the which nominations were received by the Sen- the Senate and appeared in the Congres- Senate and appeared in the Congressional ate and appeared in the Congressional sional Record on April 30, 2015. Record on May 14, 2015. Record on June 2, 2015. Navy nominations beginning with Michael Navy nominations beginning with Craig L. Navy nominations beginning with Laura E. Biery and ending with Ricky M. Ursery, Abraham and ending with Scott Y. M. Mussulman and ending with Kenneth W. which nominations were received by the Sen- Yamamoto, which nominations were re- Wagner, which nominations were received by ate and appeared in the Congressional ceived by the Senate and appeared in the the Senate and appeared in the Congres- Record on April 30, 2015. Congressional Record on May 14, 2015. sional Record on June 2, 2015. Navy nominations beginning with Neil T. Navy nominations beginning with Chad M. Navy nominations beginning with Kerry L. Smith and ending with Dominick A. Vincent, Brooks and ending with Rod W. Tribble, Abramson and ending with Ian K. Thornhill, which nominations were received by the Sen- which nominations were received by the Sen- which nominations were received by the Sen- ate and appeared in the Congressional ate and appeared in the Congressional ate and appeared in the Congressional Record on April 30, 2015. Record on May 14, 2015. Record on June 2, 2015. Navy nominations beginning with Jason B. Navy nomination of Heather J. Walton, to Navy nominations beginning with Babcock and ending with Christopher P. be Captain. Tamberlynn W. Baker and ending with Slattery, which nominations were received Navy nominations beginning with William Angelia W. Thompson, which nominations by the Senate and appeared in the Congres- A. Hlavin and ending with Bashon W. Mann, were received by the Senate and appeared in sional Record on April 30, 2015. which nominations were received by the Sen- the Congressional Record on June 2, 2015. Navy nominations beginning with Nicholas ate and appeared in the Congressional Navy nominations beginning with E. Andrews and ending with Vincent S. Record on May 14, 2015. Saravoot P. Bagwell and ending with Kathy Tionquiao, which nominations were received Navy nomination of Jacky P. Cheng, to be M. Warren, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congres- Captain. by the Senate and appeared in the Congres- Navy nominations beginning with Charles sional Record on April 30, 2015. sional Record on June 2, 2015. S. Abbot and ending with David G. Zook, Navy nominations beginning with Sowon Navy nominations beginning with Gregory which nominations were received by the Sen- S. Ahn and ending with Craig M. T. Stehman and ending with Rodney E. ate and appeared in the Congressional Whittinghill, which nominations were re- Tugade, which nominations were received by ceived by the Senate and appeared in the Record on June 2, 2015. Navy nominations beginning with John J. the Senate and appeared in the Congres- Congressional Record on April 30, 2015. sional Record on June 2, 2015. Navy nominations beginning with Steven Andrew and ending with Mark C. Wadsworth, Navy nominations beginning with Terry W. W. Connell and ending with Michael A. Jr., which nominations were received by the Eddinger and ending with David R. Whitt, which nominations were received by Senate and appeared in the Congressional Glassmire, which nominations were received the Senate and appeared in the Congres- Record on June 2, 2015. by the Senate and appeared in the Congres- sional Record on April 30, 2015. Navy nominations beginning with David A. sional Record on June 2, 2015. Navy nominations beginning with Chris- Backer and ending with Scott E. Williams, Navy nominations beginning with Daryll tine J. Caston and ending with James V. which nominations were received by the Sen- D. Long and ending with Milton W. Wash- Walsh, which nominations were received by ate and appeared in the Congressional ington, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congres- Record on June 2, 2015. the Senate and appeared in the Congres- sional Record on April 30, 2015. Navy nominations beginning with Antonio Navy nominations beginning with Michael Alemar and ending with John L. Young III, sional Record on June 2, 2015. A. Hurni and ending with Elizabeth R. which nominations were received by the Sen- Navy nominations beginning with Holman Sanabia, which nominations were received ate and appeared in the Congressional R. Agard and ending with Mark E. Zematis, by the Senate and appeared in the Congres- Record on June 2, 2015. which nominations were received by the Sen- sional Record on April 30, 2015. Navy nominations beginning with Lyle P. ate and appeared in the Congressional Navy nominations beginning with Robert Ainsworth and ending with Juan C. Varela, Record on June 2, 2015. C. Bandy and ending with Douglas L. Wil- which nominations were received by the Sen- Navy nomination of Natalie R. Bakan, to liams, which nominations were received by ate and appeared in the Congressional be Lieutenant Commander. the Senate and appeared in the Congres- Record on June 2, 2015. Navy nomination of Patrick R. O’Mara, to sional Record on April 30, 2015. Navy nominations beginning with Karin R. be Commander. Navy nominations beginning with Dominic Burzynski and ending with Francisco E. (Nominations without an asterisk S. Caronello and ending with Michael J. Magallon, which nominations were received were reported with the recommenda- Supko, which nominations were received by by the Senate and appeared in the Congres- tion that they be confirmed.) the Senate and appeared in the Congres- sional Record on June 2, 2015. sional Record on April 30, 2015. Navy nominations beginning with Paolo f Navy nominations beginning with Carcavallo, Jr. and ending with Matthew G. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND Fatmatta M. Kuyateh and ending with Mi- Zublic, which nominations were received by JOINT RESOLUTIONS chael J. Scarcella, which nominations were the Senate and appeared in the Congres- received by the Senate and appeared in the sional Record on June 2, 2015. The following bills and joint resolu- Congressional Record on May 14, 2015. Navy nominations beginning with Shelley tions were introduced, read the first Navy nomination of Maregina L. Wicks, to D. Caplan and ending with Mike E. Svatek, and second times by unanimous con- be Lieutenant Commander. which nominations were received by the Sen- sent, and referred as indicated: Navy nomination of Nikki K. Conlin, to be ate and appeared in the Congressional Lieutenant Commander. Record on June 2, 2015. By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Navy nominations beginning with Michael Navy nominations beginning with Audrey WYDEN, and Mr. CASEY): R. Cathey and ending with Eric H. Twerdahl, G. Adams and ending with Joel A. Yates, S. 1604. A bill to establish the Transition to Jr., which nominations were received by the which nominations were received by the Sen- Independence Medicaid Buy-In Option dem- Senate and appeared in the Congressional ate and appeared in the Congressional onstration program; to the Committee on Fi- Record on May 14, 2015. Record on June 2, 2015. nance. Navy nominations beginning with Teresa Navy nominations beginning with Eugene By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. M. Allen and ending with Joon S. Yun, which A. Albin and ending with Kenya D. FLAKE, Mr. COONS, and Mr. ISAKSON): nominations were received by the Senate and Williamson, which nominations were re- S. 1605. A bill to amend the Millennium appeared in the Congressional Record on ceived by the Senate and appeared in the Challenge Act of 2003 to authorize concur- May 14, 2015. Congressional Record on June 2, 2015. rent compacts for purposes of regional eco- Navy nominations beginning with Martin Navy nominations beginning with Allan M. nomic integration and cross-border collabo- J. Anerino and ending with Martha S. Scot- Baker and ending with Dennis M. Zogg, rations, and for other purposes; to the Com- ty, which nominations were received by the which nominations were received by the Sen- mittee on Foreign Relations. Senate and appeared in the Congressional ate and appeared in the Congressional By Mr. KING (for himself and Mrs. Record on May 14, 2015. Record on June 2, 2015. CAPITO): Navy nominations beginning with David J. Navy nominations beginning with Robert S. 1606. A bill to support the development, Bacon and ending with Richard G. Zeber, E. Beaton and ending with James L. Willett, implementation, and evaluation of innova- which nominations were received by the Sen- which nominations were received by the Sen- tive strategies and methods to increase out- ate and appeared in the Congressional ate and appeared in the Congressional of-school access to digital learning resources Record on May 14, 2015. Record on June 2, 2015. for eligible students in order to increase stu- Navy nominations beginning with Arthur Navy nominations beginning with Paul T. dent and educator engagement and dissemi- R. Blum and ending with Florencio J. Yuzon, Antony and ending with Peter C. Wagner, nate evidence-based strategies to relevant

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A bill to amend the National Labor agencies to comply with regulatory analysis fairs. Relations Act and the Labor Management requirements applicable to executive agen- By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Ms. Relations Act, 1947 to deter labor slowdowns cies, and for other purposes; to the Com- AYOTTE, Mr. WICKER, Mr. GARDNER, at ports of the United States, and for other mittee on Homeland Security and Govern- and Mr. JOHNSON): mental Affairs. S. 1618. A bill to reallocate Federal Govern- purposes; to the Committee on Health, Edu- By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and ment-held spectrum for commercial use, to cation, Labor, and Pensions. Mr. SCHUMER): promote wireless innovation and enhance By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. S. 1608. A bill to protect the safety of the wireless communications, and for other pur- BROWN, and Ms. BALDWIN): national airspace system from the hazardous poses; to the Committee on Commerce, S. 1631. A bill to amend the Employee Re- operation of consumer drones, and for other Science, and Transportation. tirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, By Mr. HOEVEN: Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify cer- Science, and Transportation. S. 1619. An original bill making appropria- tain provisions relating to multiemployer By Mr. KAINE (for himself, Mrs. tions for the Department of Homeland Secu- pensions, and for other purposes; to the Com- BOXER, Mr. CASEY, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, rity for the fiscal year ending September 30, mittee on Finance. and Mr. WARNER): 2016, and for other purposes; from the Com- By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Ms. S. 1609. A bill to provide support for the de- mittee on Appropriations; placed on the cal- AYOTTE): velopment of middle school career explo- endar. ration programs linked to career and tech- By Mr. JOHNSON: S. 1632. A bill to require a regional strat- nical education programs of study; to the S. 1620. A bill to reduce duplication of in- egy to address the threat posed by Boko Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and formation technology at the Department of Haram; to the Committee on Foreign Rela- Pensions. Homeland Security, and for other purposes; tions. By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Ms. to the Committee on Homeland Security and By Mr. DAINES: MIKULSKI): Governmental Affairs. S. 1633. A bill to require that the face of S. 1610. A bill to eliminate racial profiling By Mr. VITTER: Federal Reserve Notes bear the likeness of by law enforcement officers, promote ac- S. 1621. A bill to prohibit universal service Jeannette Rankin before the likeness of any countability for State and local law enforce- support of commercial mobile service and ment agencies, reenfranchise citizens, elimi- other woman appears on a Federal Reserve Internet access service through the Lifeline Note, and for other purposes; to the Com- nate sentencing disparities, and promote re- program; to the Committee on Commerce, entry and employment programs, and for mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af- Science, and Transportation. other purposes; to the Committee on the Ju- fairs. By Mr. BURR (for himself and Mr. diciary. By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. FRANKEN): VITTER, and Mr. LEAHY): By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mr. NEL- S. 1622. A bill to amend the Federal Food, SON, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. BOOKER, and Mr. Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to de- S. 1634. A bill to amend the Federal anti- SULLIVAN): vices; to the Committee on Health, Edu- trust laws to provide expanded coverage and S. 1611. A bill to authorize appropriations cation, Labor, and Pensions. to eliminate exemptions from such laws that for the Coast Guard for fiscal years 2016 and By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself and are contrary to the public interest with re- 2017, and for other purposes; to the Com- spect to railroads; to the Committee on the Mrs. MURRAY): mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- S. 1623. A bill to establish the Maritime Judiciary. tation. Washington National Heritage Area in the By Mr. CORKER: By Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Ms. CANT- State of Washington, and for other purposes; S. 1635. An original bill to authorize the WELL, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. MARKEY, to the Committee on Energy and Natural Re- Department of State for fiscal year 2016, and Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, and sources. for other purposes; from the Committee on Mr. FRANKEN): S. 1612. A bill to require the Secretary of By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Foreign Relations; placed on the calendar. Transportation to modify the final rule re- BURR, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. AYOTTE, By Mr. KIRK (for himself, Ms. AYOTTE, lating to flightcrew member duty and rest Mr. PETERS, Mr. WICKER, Mr. NELSON, Mr. COTTON, and Mr. PERDUE): Mr. COCHRAN, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. requirements for passenger operations of air S. 1636. A bill to streamline the collection MORAN): carriers to apply to all-cargo operations of and distribution of government information; S. 1624. A bill to provide predictability and air carriers, and for other purposes; to the to the Committee on Commerce, Science, certainty in the tax law, create jobs, and en- Committee on Commerce, Science, and and Transportation. courage investment; to the Committee on Fi- Transportation. By Mr. INHOFE: By Mrs. SHAHEEN: nance. S. 1613. A bill to require the Secretary of By Mr. DAINES: S. 1637. A bill to promote permanent fami- the Treasury to convene a panel of citizens S. 1625. A bill to require a report on the lo- lies for children, privacy and safety for to make a recommendation to the Secretary cation of C–130 Modular Airborne Fire- unwed mothers, responsible fatherhood, and regarding the likeness of a woman on the ten fighting System units; to the Committee on security for adoptive parents by establishing dollar bill, and for other purposes; to the Armed Services. a National Responsible Father Registry and Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban By Mr. WICKER (for himself and Mr. encouraging States to enter into agreements Affairs. BOOKER): to contribute the information contained in By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and S. 1626. A bill to reauthorize Federal sup- the State’s Responsible Father Registry to Mr. CORNYN): port for passenger rail programs, improve the National Responsible Father Registry, S. 1614. A bill to provide for the inclusion safety, streamline rail project delivery, and and for other purposes; to the Committee on of court-appointed guardianship improve- for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. ment and oversight activities under the Commerce, Science, and Transportation. By Mr. JOHNSON (for himself and Mr. Elder Justice Act of 2009; to the Committee By Mr. CRUZ (for himself and Mr. CARPER): KIRK): on the Judiciary. S. 1638. A bill to direct the Secretary of S. 1627. A bill to ensure the Secretary of By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Homeland Security to submit to Congress in- State complies fully with reporting require- KING, and Mr. PETERS): formation on the Department of Homeland ments in section 116(d) of the Foreign Assist- S. 1615. A bill to reform and modernize do- Security headquarters consolidation project ance Act of 1961; to the Committee on For- mestic refugee resettlement programs, and in the National Capital Region, and for other eign Relations. for other purposes; to the Committee on the purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Se- By Mr. DAINES: Judiciary. curity and Governmental Affairs. S. 1628. A bill to preserve the current By Mr. CARPER (for himself, Mr. By Mr. FRANKEN (for himself, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mrs. MCCASKILL, and Mr. amount of basic allowance for housing for GRASSLEY, Mrs. MURRAY, and Mr. JOHNSON): certain married members of the uniformed HATCH): S. 1616. A bill to provide for the identifica- services; to the Committee on Armed Serv- tion and prevention of improper payments ices. S. 1639. A bill to amend the Elementary and the identification of strategic souring By Mr. JOHNSON (for himself and Mr. and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to as- opportunities by reviewing and analyzing the CARPER): sure educational stability for children in fos- use of Federal agency charge cards; to the S. 1629. A bill to revise certain authorities ter care, and for other purposes; to the Com- Committee on Homeland Security and Gov- of the District of Columbia courts, the Court mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and ernmental Affairs. Services and Offender Supervision Agency Pensions.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:34 Feb 19, 2016 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD15\JUN 15\S18JN5.REC S18JN5 bjneal on DSK2TWX8P1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE June 18, 2015 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S4299 SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND setts (Mr. MARKEY) was added as a co- (Mr. COTTON) was added as a cosponsor SENATE RESOLUTIONS sponsor of S. 389, a bill to amend sec- of S. 799, a bill to combat the rise of The following concurrent resolutions tion 1111(h)(1)(C)(i) of the Elementary prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal ab- and Senate resolutions were read, and and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to stinence syndrome. referred (or acted upon), as indicated: require that annual State report cards S. 804 reflect the same race groups as the de- By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. At the request of Ms. COLLINS, the RUBIO, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. cennial census of population. name of the Senator from Illinois (Mr. MARKEY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. COONS, S. 477 DURBIN) was added as a cosponsor of S. Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. At the request of Mr. RUBIO, the 804, a bill to amend title XVIII of the KAINE, Ms. STABENOW, Mrs. MURRAY, name of the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Social Security Act to specify coverage Mrs. BOXER, Mr. KING, Mr. BROWN, ISAKSON) was added as a cosponsor of S. of continuous glucose monitoring de- Mr. REED, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. 477, a bill to terminate Operation vices, and for other purposes. WYDEN, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mrs. FEIN- Choke Point. S. 845 STEIN, and Mr. CASEY): S. Res. 204. A resolution recognizing June S. 488 At the request of Mr. RUBIO, the 20, 2015 as ‘‘World Refugee Day’’; to the Com- At the request of Mr. SCHUMER, the names of the Senator from Georgia mittee on Foreign Relations. names of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. (Mr. PERDUE) and the Senator from Ar- By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. BROWN) and the Senator from Illinois kansas (Mr. COTTON) were added as co- KIRK): (Mr. DURBIN) were added as cosponsors sponsors of S. 845, a bill to require the S. Res. 205. A resolution congratulating the of S. 488, a bill to amend title XVIII of Secretary of the Treasury to imple- Chicago Blackhawks on winning the 2015 ment security measures in the elec- Stanley Cup; considered and agreed to. the Social Security Act to allow physi- By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mrs. cian assistants, nurse practitioners, tronic tax return filing process to pre- FEINSTEIN): and clinical nurse specialists to super- vent tax refund fraud from being per- S. Res. 206. A resolution congratulating the vise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pul- petrated with electronic identity theft. Golden State Warriors for winning the 2015 monary rehabilitation programs. S. 857 National Basketball Association Champion- S. 491 At the request of Ms. STABENOW, the ship; considered and agreed to. At the request of Ms. KLOBUCHAR, the names of the Senator from New Mexico f name of the Senator from California (Mr. HEINRICH) and the Senator from ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS (Mrs. BOXER) was added as a cosponsor California (Mrs. FEINSTEIN) were added as cosponsors of S. 857, a bill to amend S. 299 of S. 491, a bill to lift the trade embar- go on Cuba. title XVIII of the Social Security Act At the request of Mr. FLAKE, the to provide for coverage under the Medi- S. 578 names of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. care program of an initial comprehen- At the request of Mr. SCHUMER, the ROBERTS), the Senator from Wash- sive care plan for Medicare bene- name of the Senator from West Vir- ington (Mrs. MURRAY) and the Senator ficiaries newly diagnosed with Alz- ginia (Mr. MANCHIN) was added as a co- from Maryland (Ms. MIKULSKI) were heimer’s disease and related demen- sponsor of S. 578, a bill to amend title added as cosponsors of S. 299, a bill to tias, and for other purposes. allow travel between the United States XVIII of the Social Security Act to en- S. 1040 and Cuba. sure more timely access to home At the request of Mr. HELLER, the S. 311 health services for Medicare bene- ficiaries under the Medicare program. name of the Senator from Arkansas At the request of Mr. CASEY, the (Mr. COTTON) was added as a cosponsor S. 599 names of the Senator from Connecticut of S. 1040, a bill to direct the Consumer At the request of Mr. CARDIN, the (Mr. MURPHY) and the Senator from Il- Product Safety Commission and the name of the Senator from Michigan linois (Mr. DURBIN) were added as co- National Academy of Sciences to study (Ms. STABENOW) was added as a cospon- sponsors of S. 311, a bill to amend the the vehicle handling requirements pro- sor of S. 599, a bill to extend and ex- Elementary and Secondary Education posed by the Commission for rec- pand the Medicaid emergency psy- Act of 1965 to address and take action reational off-highway vehicles and to chiatric demonstration project. to prevent bullying and harassment of prohibit the adoption of any such re- students. S. 600 quirements until the completion of the S. 313 At the request of Ms. KLOBUCHAR, the study, and for other purposes. At the request of Mr. GRASSLEY, the names of the Senator from Maryland S. 1082 name of the Senator from Michigan (Ms. MIKULSKI), the Senator from At the request of Mr. RUBIO, the (Ms. STABENOW) was added as a cospon- Rhode Island (Mr. WHITEHOUSE) and the name of the Senator from Pennsyl- sor of S. 313, a bill to amend title XVIII Senator from New Mexico (Mr. UDALL) vania (Mr. TOOMEY) was added as a co- of the Social Security Act to add phys- were added as cosponsors of S. 600, a sponsor of S. 1082, a bill to amend title ical therapists to the list of providers bill to require the Secretary of Energy 38, United States Code, to provide for allowed to utilize locum tenens ar- to establish an energy efficiency ret- the removal or demotion of employees rangements under Medicare. rofit pilot program. of the Department of Veterans Affairs S. 314 S. 682 based on performance or misconduct, At the request of Mr. GRASSLEY, the At the request of Mr. DONNELLY, the and for other purposes. name of the Senator from Illinois (Mr. name of the Senator from Kentucky S. 1347 DURBIN) was added as a cosponsor of S. (Mr. PAUL) was added as a cosponsor of At the request of Mr. ISAKSON, the 314, a bill to amend title XVIII of the S. 682, a bill to amend the Truth in name of the Senator from Michigan Social Security Act to provide for cov- Lending Act to modify the definitions (Ms. STABENOW) was added as a cospon- erage under the Medicare program of of a mortgage originator and a high- sor of S. 1347, a bill to amend title pharmacist services. cost mortgage. XVIII of the Social Security Act with S. 349 S. 688 respect to the treatment of patient en- At the request of Mr. GRASSLEY, the At the request of Mr. MANCHIN, the counters in ambulatory surgical cen- name of the Senator from Michigan name of the Senator from Minnesota ters in determining meaningful EHR (Ms. STABENOW) was added as a cospon- (Mr. FRANKEN) was added as a cospon- use, and for other purposes. sor of S. 349, a bill to amend title XIX sor of S. 688, a bill to amend title XVIII S. 1349 of the Social Security Act to empower of the Social Security Act to adjust the At the request of Mr. CARDIN, the individuals with disabilities to estab- Medicare hospital readmission reduc- name of the Senator from Michigan lish their own supplemental needs tion program to respond to patient dis- (Ms. STABENOW) was added as a cospon- trusts. parities, and for other purposes. sor of S. 1349, a bill to amend title S. 389 S. 799 XVIII of the Social Security Act to re- At the request of Ms. HIRONO, the At the request of Mr. MCCONNELL, quire hospitals to provide certain noti- name of the Senator from Massachu- the name of the Senator from Arkansas fications to individuals classified by

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A bill to protect the safety of name of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. than 190 incident reports. Since July 1, the national airspace system from the at least one incident per day was re- SCHATZ) was added as a cosponsor of S. hazardous operation of consumer ported to the FAA. For example: On 1434, a bill to amend the Public Utility drones, and for other purposes; to the Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to es- May 29, 2014, two aircraft on approach Committee on Commerce, Science, and to LAX reported a ‘‘trash can sized’’ tablish an energy storage portfolio Transportation. standard, and for other purposes. unmanned aircraft at 6,500 feet above Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I ground level. S. 1461 rise today to introduce the Consumer On June 29, 2014, an airplane on de- At the request of Mr. THUNE, the Drone Safety Act. scent to Dulles Airport reported a near name of the Senator from Michigan In recent years, privately-operated midair collision with a drone that flew (Ms. STABENOW) was added as a cospon- unmanned aircraft have grown in popu- within 50 feet of the plane at 2,800 feet sor of S. 1461, a bill to provide for the larity and capability. In many ways, above ground level. extension of the enforcement instruc- this is brand new technology. On September 8, 2014, three separate tion on supervision requirements for It is worrisome that these new airplanes reported ‘‘a very close call’’ outpatient therapeutic services in crit- drones, which are capable of flying with a drone on descent to LaGuardia ical access and small rural hospitals thousands of feet in the air and at airport at 1,900 feet above ground level. through 2015. speeds in excess of 30 miles per hour, On October 12, 2014, an aircraft near S. 1516 are available commercially to com- Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma re- At the request of Mr. REID, his name pletely untrained consumers. ported taking evasive action at 4,800 was added as a cosponsor of S. 1516, a This combination of advanced new feet above ground level to avoid a bill to amend the Internal Revenue technology and broad availability has drone that came between 10 to 20 feet Code of 1986 to modify the energy cred- resulted in a rising number of reports of the plane. it to provide greater incentives for in- of dangerous operations and narrowly On February 8, 2015, a Southwest pas- dustrial energy efficiency. avoided mid-air collisions between senger jet on its way to land at LAX drones and passenger planes. S. 1528 and reported that a small red drone Our airports, pilots and travelers de- flew ‘‘right over the top’’ of the plane At the request of Ms. HIRONO, the serve meaningful safety protections, as at 4,000 feet above ground level. name of the Senator from Michigan do the people on the ground, in our sta- These close calls are absolutely unac- (Mr. PETERS) was added as a cosponsor diums and on our highways. ceptable. It is not just airplanes and of S. 1528, a bill to improve energy sav- If we don’t act, it’s only a matter of airports that are at risk. For example, ings by the Department of Defense, and time before we have a tragedy on our the general manager of the Golden for other purposes. hands. S. 1543 The Consumer Drone Safety Act Gate Bridge reports that drones rou- At the request of Mr. MORAN, the would put in place common-sense safe- tinely fly over traffic on the bridge. name of the Senator from Arkansas ty precautions to minimize the risk of One drone recently crashed onto the (Mr. BOOZMAN) was added as a cospon- disaster. bridge roadway. sor of S. 1543, a bill to lift the trade As with any new technology, drones Drones equipped with cameras have embargo on Cuba, and for other pur- have attracted significant interest and also flown by the bridge in areas where poses. have promising commercial uses, in- photography is not permitted for secu- rity reasons, which is alarming. S. 1552 cluding package delivery, search and The California Department of For- At the request of Mr. DAINES, the rescue, pipeline inspection, and agri- estry and Fire Protection—CAL name of the Senator from Montana culture. FIRE—is also growing increasingly (Mr. TESTER) was added as a cosponsor I agree that the possibilities for this concerned about the unsafe use of of S. 1552, a bill to authorize the Dry- technology are promising, if properly drones. It reports that during last Redwater Regional Water Authority managed. That is why I support re- year’s fire season, there were numerous System and the Musselshell-Judith search to make sure that the tech- nology is safe and can be used in ways incidents involving drones. Rural Water System in the State of For example, in September, one of its Montana, and for other purposes. that respect people’s privacy. But there is no question that the helicopters, which was responding to S. 1588 technology comes with great risks, and the Pasqualie fire, had to brake in mid- At the request of Mr. FRANKEN, the its potential will never be developed if air to avoid colliding with a rec- name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. there is a big aircraft disaster. reational drone just 10 feet ahead of it. WYDEN) was added as a cosponsor of S. What if, for example, a drone acci- In May, several drones were filming 1588, a bill to amend the Public Health dentally flew into a jet engine and an active firefight in order to post vid- Service Act to revise and extend brought down a commercial airliner? eos online. If local police hadn’t been projects relating to children and vio- What if an airliner, having been hit by able to identify the operators and con- lence to provide access to school-based a drone on approach to a major airport vince them to stop, CAL FIRE believes comprehensive mental health pro- like JFK or LAX, crashes in an urban it might have had to shut down its aer- grams. area? ial firefighting operations for the Poin- AMENDMENT NO. 1772 Safety must come first. settia and Cocos fires to avoid the risk At the request of Ms. WARREN, the In the last year, unlawful drone use of collision. name of the Senator from Michigan has proliferated and it’s clear that As far back as 2012, the Government (Mr. PETERS) was added as a cosponsor there is a high risk to public safety. Accountability Office, GAO, has issued

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:49 Jun 19, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A18JN6.032 S18JNPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with SENATE June 18, 2015 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S4301 warnings about obstacles to the safe mation and include it in the box for of our nation’s airports and hospital operation of drones, which include the consumers when they buy a new drone. helipads, stadiums and fairgrounds, fact that many drones cannot ‘‘detect, FAA needs the authority to require bridges, electrical infrastructure, high- sense and avoid’’ other aircraft or ob- these basic safety precautions. ways, and city sidewalks. jects in the airspace. The Consumer Drone Safety Act calls Congress must not wait for a tragedy Drones are also plagued by a phe- for sensible new safety regulations in before taking action. I encourage my nomenon known as ‘‘lost link’’—in how drones are manufactured and used. colleagues to join me in this legisla- which the remote connection between These new safety regulations apply tion to ensure that consumer drones the pilot on the ground and the aircraft only to consumer drones: civil un- are built and operated safely. is simply lost, resulting in a loss of manned aircraft that are manufactured command and control of the aircraft. for commercial distribution and that By Mr. KAINE (for himself, Mrs. The GAO’s report also noted that are equipped with an automatic sta- BOXER, Mr. CASEY, Mr. WHITE- many drones ‘‘currently use unpro- bilization system or are capable of pro- HOUSE, and Mr. WARNER): tected radio spectrum and, like any viding a video signal allowing oper- S. 1609. A bill to provide support for other wireless technology, remain vul- ations beyond the visual line of sight of the development of middle school ca- nerable to unintentional or intentional the operator. reer exploration programs linked to ca- interference.’’ Notably, this definition does not reer and technical education programs GAO continued: ‘‘This remains a key override Section 336 of the FAA Mod- of study; to the Committee on Health, security and safety vulnerability be- ernization and Reform Act of 2012, Education, Labor, and Pensions. cause, in contrast to a manned aircraft which means that model aircraft flown Mr. KAINE. Mr. President, as the in which the pilot has direct physical for recreational purposes would con- labor market of the 21st century con- control of the aircraft, interruption of tinue to be subject to the safety guide- tinues to transform, it will be critical radio transmissions can sever the lines of a community-based organiza- to ensure that American workers are UAS’s only means of control.’’ tion rather than to operational regula- equipped with the skills and expertise Even the operators of consumer tions of the Federal Aviation Adminis- needed to meet the variety of demands drones often know that their oper- tration. in the global marketplace It is critical ations can be dangerous. Let me just The bill has operational require- that we continue to reform and update read to you from one commenter on ments our education system to ensure that Amazon’s page for a popular consumer The Consumer Drone Safety Act di- America’s students are prepared for drone: rects the FAA to clearly lay out what cutting-edge careers. Today, many stu- dents enter high school and postsec- It just kept climbing as it disappeared into is acceptable for consumer drones that the clouds. I lost visual, and was sure I’d are operated outside the programming ondary education with little knowledge never see my Phantom again. . . . From cal- of a community-based organization, de- of the careers available to them out- culations based on DJI’s web site that it tailing when, where, and under what side of traditional pathways. Research climbs [6 meters per second, which means it conditions drones can be operated. This has found that few middle school stu- attained an altitude . . . somewhere between includes how high, how close to air- dents have a lack of understanding of 5,000 and 7,000 feet. I didn’t realize until I got ports or stadiums, and under what how what they are learning in school video back. weather conditions a drone may be relates to careers. With college costs The commentator continued: ‘‘This is flown. continuing to rise, it is critical that ‘not’ good, though, since until I saw The bill has manufacturer require- students have exposure to the wide the video, I didn’t realize I was in con- ments. range of available work and career trolled airspace. Do ‘not’ do this.’’ Any drone advanced enough to fly choices early in their academic careers This comment, to me, is really em- autonomously should also be equipped so that, by the time they enter high blematic of what is happening. Con- with advanced safety features, includ- school, they are more informed about sumers with no training, certification, ing geo-fencing. future paths and what they need to do or instruction are buying highly-capa- But FAA does not currently have au- to pursue them. ble drones with few technological safe- thority to require even the most basic Career and technical education, CTE, guards. safety precautions like providing edu- programs play a pivotal role in pre- There are precautions we can take to cational materials. paring students for America’s job mar- reduce the risk of a catastrophic acci- The Consumer Drone Safety Act au- ket, and are proven to help students dent. thorizes FAA to set meaningful safety explore their own strengths and pref- For example, after a consumer drone requirements for manufacturers. These erences, and match up with potential crashed on the White House lawn in may include geo-fencing to govern the future careers. However, a lack of Fed- January 2015, the manufacturer volun- altitude and location of flights, a eral investment in middle school CTE tarily released a firmware update to transponder or other method for pilots programming often means students prevent flights near Washington, D.C. and air traffic control to detect and have to wait until high school for this The update was easy for consumers identify the drones, collision-avoidance exposure. and commonsense. However, the FAA software, and precautions for the loss Middle school is a critical time when has no authority to require all manu- of a communications link, anti-tam- students explore their own strengths, facturers to follow suit, or to specify pering safeguards, and educational ma- likes, and dislikes, and begin to form other areas that deserve similar pro- terials. long-term career goals. Studies have tection. The bill also requires manufactures found that middle school students who Another easy precaution is education to update existing consumer drones to participate in career and technical edu- of drone operators. For example, the meet these new requirements when fea- cation development programs that pro- FAA has partnered with the Academy sible. mote career exploration skills are able of Model Aeronautics, the Association The bill would allow FAA to exempt to make more informed career deci- for Unmanned Vehicle Systems Inter- particular types of consumer drones sions by increasing knowledge of career national, and the Small UAV Coalition from any requirement that is techno- options and career pathways that to develop an educational campaign logically infeasible or cost-prohibitive match their interests. Additionally, called ‘‘Know Before You Fly.’’ if other precautions enable safe oper- these programs play a positive role in This campaign includes sensible ad- ations. engaging students in the classroom and vice about staying under 400 feet in ele- The Consumer Drone Safety Act is on their academic success. vation, keeping the drone within range straightforward, balanced, and nec- I am proud to introduce the Middle of eyesight, flying sober, and staying essary. For the first time, it would School Technical Education Program away from pedestrians, vehicles, and allow the FAA to proactively respond Act, which establishes a pilot program airports. to the increasing use and capabilities for middle schools to partner with However, the FAA can’t require man- of consumer drones by requiring sen- postsecondary institutions and local ufacturers to print this type of infor- sible precautions to protect the safety businesses to develop and implement

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Career guidance constructive engagement with the pub- S. 1628 and academic counseling is vital to en- lic. It also authorizes a grant program Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- suring that our students understand to assist local law enforcement agen- resentatives of the United States of America in the educational requirements for high- cies in purchasing body-worn cameras. Congress assembled, growth, in-demand career fields. Many We need to look at how our sen- SECTION 1. PRESERVATION OF CURRENT BASIC times students receive this information tencing laws contribute to racial dis- ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING FOR too late in their academic careers. CERTAIN MARRIED MEMBERS OF parity in our justice system. That is THE UNIFORMED SERVICES. We need to work to improve middle why this bill would reclassify specific, Notwithstanding any other provisions of school education to prepare students low-level, non-violent drug possession law, the amount of basic allowance for hous- for cutting-edge careers and expose felonies as misdemeanors. The bill also ing payable under section 403 of title 37, students to the variety of career path- eliminates the distinction between United States Code, as of September 30, 2015, ways. This legislation also requires crack and powder cocaine. to a member of the uniformed services who is that programs helps students draft a Finally, the bill authorizes $200 mil- married to another member of the uniformed high school graduation plan that dem- lion annually for the Department of services shall not be reduced unless— onstrates what courses would prepare Labor’s Reentry Employment Opportu- (1) the member and the member’s spouse undergo a permanent change of station re- them for a given career field. If we pro- nities Program through the Workforce quiring a change of residence; or vide youth with applied career explo- Investment Opportunity Act. This is (2) the member and the member’s spouse ration opportunities, they will be more important funding to give people a move into or commence living in on-base informed about future paths and what hand up—not a hand out. It also en- housing. they need to do to pursue them. I am courages the White House to ‘‘ban the f hopeful this bill will help highlight box’’ in the Federal contracting proc- current shortcomings in middle ess. This would allow employers to SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS schools, and instigate further discus- eliminate questions about criminal sion on the importance of educating convictions on initial job applications. youth early on the multitude of edu- Baltimore has begun to heal. We will SENATE RESOLUTION 204—RECOG- cational and career pathways. come together as a community and a NIZING JUNE 20, 2015 AS ‘‘WORLD city to rebuild. But I do not want to REFUGEE DAY’’ By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and see another great American hometown Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. RUBIO, Ms. MIKULSKI): follow in Baltimore’s footsteps. I urge Mr. LEAHY, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. MARKEY, S. 1610. A bill to eliminate racial my colleagues to support this legisla- Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. COONS, Mr. profiling by law enforcement officers, tion. BLUMENTHAL, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. KAINE, promote accountability for State and Ms. STABENOW, Mrs. MURRAY, Mrs. local law enforcement agencies, re- By Mr. DAINES: BOXER, Mr. KING, Mr. BROWN, Mr. REED enfranchise citizens, eliminate sen- S. 1625. A bill to require a report on of Rhode Island, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. tencing disparities, and promote re- the location of C–130 Modular Airborne WYDEN, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mrs. FEIN- entry and employment programs, and Firefighting System units; to the Com- STEIN, and Mr. CASEY) submitted the for other purposes; to the Committee mittee on Armed Services. following resolution; which was re- on the Judiciary. Mr. DAINES. Mr. President, I ask ferred to the Committee on Foreign Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, I have unanimous consent that the text of the Relations: introduced legislation along with Sen- ECORD bill be printed in the R . S. RES. 204 ator CARDIN called the Building And There being no objection, the text of Whereas World Refugee Day is a global day Lifting Trust In order to Multiply Op- the bill was ordered to be printed in portunities and Racial Equity, or the to honor the courage, strength, and deter- the RECORD, as follows: mination of women, men, and children who BALTIMORE Act. S. 1625 are forced to flee their homes under the The people of Sandtown-Winchester, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- threats of conflict, violence, and persecu- the people of Baltimore, and all Ameri- resentatives of the United States of America in tion; cans need to know they have a govern- Congress assembled, Whereas according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (referred to ment on their side. Right now there is SECTION 1. REPORT ON THE LOCATION OF C–130 a trust gap between the people and the MODULAR AIRBORNE FIREFIGHTING in this preamble as ‘‘UNHCR’’)— police department. SYSTEM UNITS. (1) there are nearly 60,000,000 displaced peo- Baltimore is my hometown. I have Not later than September 30, 2016, the Sec- ple worldwide, the highest levels ever re- corded, including almost 20,000,000 refugees, lived there all my life. But what hap- retary of the Air Force shall submit to Con- gress a report setting forth an assessment of 38,000,000 internally displaced people, and pened in Baltimore earlier this year 1,800,000 people seeking asylum; could have happened anywhere, in any- the locations of C–130 Modular Airborne Firefighting System (MAFFS) units. The re- (2) children account for 51 percent of the one’s hometown. I don’t want to see port shall include the following: refugee population in the world; this happen anywhere else. Where there (1) A list of the C–130 Modular Airborne (3) nearly 4,000,000 refugees have fled Syria is broken trust, we must rebuild it. Firefighting System units of the Air Force. since the start of the Syrian conflict and And where there is lost hope, we must (2) The utilization rates of the units listed more than 7,600,000 people are internally dis- restore it. under paragraph (1). placed; (4) approximately 1,325,000 people are dis- That is why I joined Senator CARDIN (3) A future force allocation determination with respect to such units in order to placed within Ukraine with approximately in introducing the BALTIMORE Act. 800,000 Ukrainians seeking protection in This bill is a package of reforms in- achieve the most efficient use of such units (4) An assessment of the feasibility and ad- other countries as a result of a worsening hu- tended to reestablish a sense of trust visability of modifications to the C–130 Mod- manitarian situation in nongovernment con- between communities and the police ular Airborne Firefighting System program trolled areas; departments that protect them. to enhance firefighting capabilities. (5) since April 2015, sporadic outbursts of First, the bill would ban discrimina- violence in Burundi have prompted more tory profiling by State and local law By Mr. DAINES: than 100,000 Burundians to flee to the neigh- enforcement based on race, ethnicity, S. 1628. A bill to preserve the current boring countries of Rwanda, Tanzania, Ugan- da, and the Democratic Republic of the religion, or national origin. The bill amount of basic allowance for housing Congo; makes sure that if police departments for certain married members of the (6) violent insurgent attacks in Nigeria are receiving Federal funding, they are uniformed services; to the Committee have forced 167,000 people to flee to the also adopting practices to cease the use on Armed Services. neighboring countries of Cameroon, Chad,

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The country was particularly vul- (8) as of June 2015, more than 100,000 refu- The increase since 2013 was the high- nerable even before this conflict. Now gees and migrants have crossed the Medi- est ever seen in a single year. civilians throughout the country are terranean Sea from North Africa and at least Syria is still the world’s largest pro- 1,800 women, men, and children have died facing alarming levels of suffering and during such crossings or are missing; ducer of internally displaced persons at violence. Over 1 million have been (9) more than 180,000 Iraqi refugees and 7.6 million and refugees at nearly 4 mil- forced from their homes and are now nearly 3,000,000 internally displaced Iraqis; lion. living in empty schools and other pub- (10) nearly 6,000,000 internally displaced Co- The 60 million that I previously men- lic buildings or along highways. lombians; tioned can be broken down to 20 mil- We are also witnessing religious and (11) nearly 700,000 South Sudanese refugees in neighboring countries; and lion refugees, over 38 million internally ethnic persecution become part of the (12) more than 465,000 refugees from the displaced persons, and 1.8 million asy- violent conflict that has pushed mil- Central African Republic; lum seekers. lions of people out of the regions of Whereas refugees who are women and girls The magnitude of the Syrian disaster Sub-Saharan Africa. The unfolding are often at a greater risk of sexual violence is perhaps the most shocking. After 4 human tragedy in South Sudan, which and exploitation, forced or early marriage, years of conflict, the situation is in- is perhaps the most frustrating to me, human trafficking, and other forms of gen- creasingly desperate for both the refu- never should have happened. The vio- der-based violence; gees and the host countries such as Whereas the United States provides crit- lence engulfing that small country is ical resources and support to the UNHCR and Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, and northern entirely manmade and wholly the re- other international and nongovernmental or- Iraq. Since 2011, 4 million people have sponsibility of the President and oppo- ganizations working with refugees around fled Syria. The futures of over 3 million sition leader and their affiliate militias the world; and Syrian children have been stolen be- and armed groups. Whereas since 1975, the United States has cause they have no access to education. Each leader refuses to prioritize the welcomed more than 3,000,000 refugees who Over 2 million Syrian women are in the well-being of his own people and in- are resettled in communities across the neighboring countries trying to sur- stead continues to seek military ad- country: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Senate— vive. Dangerous coping mechanisms vantage, violating multiple ceasefire (1) reaffirms the bipartisan commitment of are on the rise. More and more families agreements and refusing to meet nu- the United States to promote the safety, are forced to send their children to merous deadlines for reaching a peace health, and well-being of the millions of ref- work or marry off their young daugh- deal. It is hard to overstate the gravity ugees and displaced persons who flee war, ters. In the tiny country of Lebanon of conditions in South Sudan. I fear persecution, and torture in search of peace, alone, there are over 300,000 Syrian ref- there is no end in sight to the suffering hope, and freedom; ugee children who have no access to of the people there. (2) calls upon the United States Govern- school. The 18-month conflict in South ment— (A) to continue its international leadership It is hard to comprehend the demo- Sudan has already killed an estimated role in response to those who have been dis- graphic, economic, and social impact of 50,000 people and has displaced over 2 placed, including the most vulnerable popu- millions of refugees in Lebanon, Jor- million more, including one-half mil- lations who endure sexual violence, human dan, and Turkey. The number of refu- lion who fled to neighboring countries trafficking, forced conscription, genocide, gees in Lebanon will be equivalent to and over 120,000 sheltering in United and exploitation; and 88 million new refugees arriving in the Nations peacekeeping bases across the (B) to find political solutions to existing United States. Turkey has already country. A nationwide famine was conflicts and prevent new conflicts from be- spent $6 billion in direct assistance for averted in 2014, thanks largely to the ginning; (3) commends those who have risked their refugees in its care. At the same time, assistance from international commu- lives working individually and for the count- many countries in the West have been nity. less nongovernmental organizations and extraordinarily reluctant to admit the But the World Food Programme re- international agencies such as UNHCR that most vulnerable Syrians as refugees. cently warned that 4.6 million people, have provided life-saving assistance and While contributing generously to hu- nearly half the population, will need helped protect those displaced by conflict manitarian funding, the United States food aid by the end of this month. Con- around the world; and has only accepted about 900 Syrian ref- ditions in the country of Sudan are (4) reiterates the strong bipartisan com- ugees. Because Syrians are finding it hardly better for those affected by the mitment of the United States to protect and continuing conflict in Darfur. Attacks assist millions of refugees and other forcibly increasingly difficult to find safety, uprooted persons worldwide. they are being forced to move further on U.N. peacekeepers are on the rise in Darfur. Military offenses by the Khar- Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, I rise afield. Since January, over 100,000 peo- toum have caused well over 50,000 peo- today to submit a resolution to mark ple, mostly from Syria, have crossed World Refugee Day, June 20, and to ad- the Mediterranean in boats in search of ple to flee their homes this year. The dress the growing global crisis of peo- protection in Europe—an extremely Khartoum has also expelled inter- ple forcibly displaced by persecution or dangerous journey. national nongovernmental organiza- conflict. We know that the Syrian humani- tions, NGOs, and is trying its best to According to the United Nations tarian disaster, which has destabilized drive out the U.N. peacekeeping mis- High Commissioner for Refugees, for an entire region, is not the accidental sion in Darfur. This number does not the first time since World War II, over byproduct of conflict. It is instead one include the hundreds of thousands of 60 million people have been forced from result of a strategy pursued by the people who have fled the violence in their homes and displaced in their own Assad regime. The United Nations the South Kordofan and Blue Nile countries or forced to flee abroad. Last Commission of Inquiry in Syria has states. But there has been little infor- year alone, 14 million people were up- documented that the Assad regime in- mation about conditions in govern- rooted by violence and persecution, tentionally engages in the indiscrimi- ment-held areas in both of these states, most escaping conflicts in Syria, Iraq, nate bombardment of homes, hospitals, as Sudan has not allowed human rights South Sudan, Ukraine, Burma, and Af- schools, and water and electrical facili- investigators access. ghanistan. There are more and more ties in order to terrorize the civilian In northeastern Nigeria, 1.5 million protracted crises, and the result is an population. ISIL and al-Nusra have people have fled their homes due to at- exponential increase in humanitarian also shelled areas with high concentra- tacks by the terrorist group Boko needs. tions of civilians. Haram. Boko Haram is estimated to The worldwide displacement from In Syria’s neighbor next door, Iraq, have killed over 12,000 people, kid- wars, conflict, and persecution in 2014 the number of people requiring human- napped thousands, including 276 girls

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They act with the conviction that years. Peter was 19 when he came to For example, almost halfway through humanitarian workers will come and Burlington in 2001, and in the years 2015, the United Nation’s humanitarian pick up the pieces. It is clear the inter- since he has learned English, com- appeal for Syria is only 20 percent national humanitarian community can pleted high school, and is earning a col- funded. Yet, in the spirit of World Ref- no longer stanch the human misery lege degree. In describing his voyage to ugee Day, we must redouble our efforts brought on by this callous indifference the United States and ultimately to to prevent conflicts that force families and criminal leadership. The inter- Vermont, Peter told ‘‘The Burlington to flee their homes, villages, and cities. national community must hold those Free Press’’ that arriving here ‘‘was We must also then create the condi- responsible accountable, those who like a dream come true.’’ I ask unani- tions to get these refugees safely back break all the rules in pursuit of their mous consent to have printed in the home. war aims. RECORD the article, ‘‘A Found Man Re- First, we need to ask ourselves hard To that end, it was a grave mistake turns to South Sudan.’’ questions about how we can increase that between October 2011 and July I am proud of Vermont’s long history the effectiveness of the assistance we 2012, Russia and China vetoed three Se- of supporting refugees by opening its provide. Most refugees live in urban curity Council resolutions which were communities, schools, and homes to areas, not in traditional refugee camps. designed to hold the Syrian Govern- those in need. It is not always easy, but Refugees who live in cities face unique ment to account for its mass atroc- it is a powerful example of our belief in vulnerabilities, which must change ities. It was also unfortunate that Su- the most basic ideals of human dignity how international assistance is now danese President Umar al-Bashir was and hope, and our commitment to re- being given. Moreover, protracted cri- allowed to depart South Africa earlier sponding to the suffering of others. We ses are the new normal. Seventy-five this week without being detained are fortunate to have remarkable orga- percent of the world refugees are again, escaping an arrest warrant from nizations like the Vermont Refugee Re- caught in long-term crisis situations, the International Criminal Court, settlement Program leading the effort with many refugees displaced for an av- where he would be on trial for crimes with its decades of experience and erage of 17 years. We need to use our against humanity in Darfur. award-winning volunteer program, and humanitarian and development dollars In closing, we must recognize that as the tremendous legal advocacy pro- more skillfully so we are providing du- these conflicts proliferate, no corner of vided by the Vermont Immigration and rable solutions to chronic vulnerabili- the world will be left unaffected. On Asylum Advocates. The hard work of ties. World Refugee Day, we recognize that these and other organizations and the Second, the international community every person fleeing his or her home daily welcoming gestures of must get serious about protecting the deserves compassion and help and to Vermonters all over the State have most vulnerable refugees: women and live in safety and dignity. We must re- made Vermont a role model for the rest children. Women are facing horrible commit to work smarter and harder to of the country. threats in conflicts across the globe, assist the world’s most vulnerable peo- On this year’s World Refugee Day, it where rape and sexual assault are being ple. is also important to acknowledge that used as weapons of war, and as vulner- Next year on this day, I want to there is more that we as a country can able refugees they continue to be tar- stand before the Senate again and and must do. I remain deeply con- gets of gender-based violence. More- speak of the progress we have made cerned about the administration’s ex- over, children now make up half of all and the lives we have saved by our col- panded family detention policy. The refugees worldwide. We must do more lective efforts. History will judge us ac- women and children it is placing in to protect them from sexual exploi- cordingly if we fail. prolonged detention have fled extreme tation and abuse, recruitment as child f violence and persecution in Central America. They come seeking refuge soldiers, and early marriages. The WORLD REFUGEE DAY United Nations Population Fund, from three of the most dangerous coun- Mercy Corps, the International Rescue Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, the tries in the world, countries where Committee, and Catholic Relief Serv- United States has long been a safe and women and girls face shocking rates of ices know how to provide targeted sup- welcoming home for those fleeing per- domestic and sexual violence and mur- port and protection to women and chil- secution around the world. The refu- der. Here in the United States, we re- dren refugees, but we in the inter- gees and asylum seekers who join our cently celebrated the 20th anniversary national community must fund them communities help to create new busi- of the Violence Against Women Act, a adequately to do the job. nesses, build more vibrant neighbor- law we hold out as an example of our Third, we must strengthen the capac- hoods, and enrich us all. They are also commitment to take these crimes seri- ity of U.N. peacekeeping. As David a reminder of our history as a nation of ously and to protect all victims. The Miliband, former British Foreign Sec- immigrants and our American values ongoing detention of asylum-seeking retary, now head of the International of generosity and compassion. Satur- mothers and children who have made Rescue Committee noted: day marks World Refugee Day, and to credible claims that they have been honor it we must renew our commit- victims of these very same crimes is At a time of cuts in defense budgets, new and asymmetric threats, and record numbers ment to the ideal of America as a bea- unacceptable. I again urge the adminis- of people fleeing conflict, the case of con of hope for so many who face tration to end the misguided policy of strengthened and more fairly shared UN human rights abuses abroad. family detention. peacekeeping is overwhelming. Peace- Millions of refugees remain displaced We must also do more to address the keepers, properly resourced and led, have and warehoused in refugee camps in humanitarian crisis in Syria. Almost 4 never been more needed and the con- Eastern Africa, Southeast Asia, and million Syrians are officially recog- sequences of inaction never more evident. other parts of the world. Ongoing polit- nized as refugees by the UN High Com- Finally, we must do more to hold ac- ical struggles and military conflicts in missioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The countable the leaders who are respon- the Middle East and North Africa are vast majority of these are women and sible for mass humanitarian atrocities. dislocating large populations. Too children, including hundreds of thou- The U.N. Commissioner for Refugees many are without their families or safe sands of children under the age of 5. recently commented that he continues places to find refuge. Some, though far The United States traditionally ac- to be shocked by the indifference of too few, have been able to flee and re- cepts at least 50 percent of resettle- those who carry the political responsi- build their lives. ment cases from UNHCR. However, we

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But the reunion was bittersweet. Riak tions for refugees and asylum seekers For most of the past 60 years, Sudan has brought news Keny had long feared: Their and provide additional support and im- been engulfed in civil war. By 1989, the Sec- parents and brother were killed in the war, provement to the national resettle- ond Sudanese Civil War already had raged and remaining brother had died of disease. for six years. When war ended in 2005, 1 mil- Keny was devastated, but relieved finally to ment program and groups such as the know the fate of his family. Riak tried to lift Vermont Refugee Resettlement Pro- lion to 2 million people were dead and an- other 2 million were displaced. Many of those his spirits. gram. This bill, which I have long killed or displaced were from the Dinka ‘‘He was like, ‘Look, this is what it is. championed with Representative ZOE tribe. Someone has to die for someone to live. If we LOFGREN, reaffirms the commitments As a child Keny knew about the war, but all had to die, and you lived, that’s the best made in ratifying the 1951 Refugee Con- until that day in 1989, fighting had never we can do,’ ’’ Keny recalled his brother say- ing. vention, and will help to restore the come to Kalthok. ‘‘We were all the way to the south of the Riak and Peter spent several weeks to- United States to its rightful role as a gether, until the soldier’s leave expired and safe and welcoming home for those suf- country, and the government militia did not have a problem with the local people,’’ Keny he returned to war. Keny never again saw his fering from persecution around the recalled in a recent interview in Burlington. brother. Riak died in 2006 after he succumbed to injuries received years earlier. world. ‘‘There was no tension.’’ As we pause to take stock on World Unable to return to their village, Keny and A NEW LIFE IN AMERICA Refugee Day, let each of us reflect on his friends faced a harrowing journey. The In 2001, when he was 19, Keny moved to the what this great country means to those morning after the attack on Kalthok, the U.S. through the federal Office of Refugee escaping persecution. Let us now and boys crossed the river and joined a larger Resettlement. He had several cities to choose among, but he picked Burlington be- always live by and burnish the light of group of refugees who were walking east, away from the fighting. They walked each cause his cousin Abraham Awolich already Lady Liberty’s torch, our eternal bea- day until their legs could carry them no far- had settled there. Five others from the con of hope to those struggling to ther. Each time the boys stopped to rest, Kakuma camp came with him. breathe free. they feared lion attacks and roaming mili- For the first time in his life, Keny thought There being no objection, the mate- tias, which abducted children to use as sol- about his future. rial was ordered to be printed in the diers. Keny was shoeless and without a ‘‘It was like a dream that had come true,’’ change of clothing. He thought only of how he said. ‘‘I felt like this is the moment, if I RECORD, as follows: don’t have my parents, maybe in the future [From the Burlington Free Press, June 7, to survive another day. ‘‘The worry was, ‘Are you going to make it I’ll be able to meet my extended family. 2015] to the next town?’ ’’ he recalled. ‘‘You fo- Maybe I would be able to do something that A FOUND MAN RETURNS TO SOUTH SUDAN cused on living to the next day, and that’s my family would remember me.’’ In the U.S., Keny became proficient in (By Zach Despart) all. There was nothing else you could do.’’ The Sudanese government was able to dis- English, earned a high school degree and Peter Keny sat on the side of the road in dreamed of attending college. tribute grain to fleeing refugees. Keny and late December as the sun disappeared behind Now 32, Keny lives in a small apartment on others received two cups each, which they the acacia trees. He had traveled more than Front Street in Burlington with three other 7,000 miles from Burlington, only to be made last as long as they could. Keny had Lost Boys who immigrated to the U.S. He stranded just north of the South Sudanese nowhere to put the grain, so he wrapped it works as a janitor for the University of capital of Juba. carefully in his shirt. When the grain ran Vermont, where he cleans the athletic com- The taxi he hired an hour earlier had bro- out, the boys foraged for wild fruit and ber- plex from 10 p.m. to 6:30 a.m., five days a ken down, and he was still 50 miles south of ries whenever they stopped to rest. week. When school is in session, he attends his destination, his native village of Keny said he was among an estimated classes during the day, where he is a decade Kalthok. The driver walked back to Juba 20,000 ‘‘Lost Boys of Sudan’’—children sepa- older than his peers. In the next year and a five hours earlier and had yet to return. rated from their parents during the war. As half, he hopes to complete a degree in com- Keny took another delay in stride, as he many as half died of disease and starvation munity development and applied economics. had waited to return home since fleeing his during the journey to refugee camps. Keny is able to cram in only a few hours of country’s civil war 25 years earlier. That After traveling several hundred miles over sleep before walking uphill to class, but he decade-long journey, forged in tragedy and three months, Keny crossed from Sudan into said he must work to afford tuition if he ever perseverance, took Keny on a dangerous trek Ethiopia and settled with others at Dimma, hopes to find a better-paying job. through the Sudanese bush to a series of ref- a refugee camp established by the Ethiopian ‘‘It’s about being willing,’’ he said, sitting ugee camps and, finally, to a new start in government in 1986 to handle an enormous on the front porch of his home. ‘‘If I don’t do America. influx of Sudanese refugees. it, I will be stuck here. I just tell myself I For most of his life, Keny has straddled Keny remained at Dimma for about a year, have to do it. Otherwise I don’t have op- two worlds. Each day he reconciles his life of until spring 1991, when rebels overthrew tions.’’ opportunity in the United States with a Ethiopia’s government in a coup. The boys Ever since moving to the U.S., Keny al- longing for his war-torn homeland. For fled back across the border and camped near ways hoped return to visit Kalthok. He was years, Keny balanced work to put himself the Sudanese community of Pakok until able to contact several uncles by telephone through school and to save for a trip to 1992, when the United Nations moved thou- in 2002 and remained in touch with relatives Kalthok, the village of his brief childhood sands of refugees to the newly opened regularly. He secured a travel visa in 2006 and keeper of the only memories of his par- Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya. Keny would but was unable to use it, because a trip ents. live there for nine years. would have interrupted his studies at com- Exhausted from two flights and a 12-hour At the Kakuma camp, Keny learned munity college. bus ride from Uganda, Keny tried to imagine English and went to school daily. He said ‘‘The biggest fact was that I was struggling what the reunion would be like. As he peered U.N. staff members encouraged the boys to with my education,’’ Keny said. ‘‘Every time through darkness toward Kalthok, he won- settle into a routine. But he could not stop I’d say, ‘If I go home while I’m trying to dered if anyone would remember him. thinking about his family. Keny said some of complete this process, I might fall behind.’ ’’ the Lost Boys tried to find their way back to While studying, Keny kept abreast of news A CHILD OF WAR their villages, but he judged the trip back to back home. Keny was born in Kalthok in 1982, the Kalthok too dangerous. Refugees at Kakuma In 2005, civil war ended with a peace agree- youngest of four sons. He lived with his relied on new arrivals and wounded soldiers ment that many Sudanese hoped finally mother and father, who like many in the vil- seeking care at the U.N. hospital for news would put an end to violence that had torn lage were sorghum farmers. The Kenys be- about the war. apart the country for half a century. In 2011, longed to the Dinka tribe, the largest ethnic ‘‘The hope was that I would see someone southern Sudanese voted overwhelmingly to group in southern Sudan. from my village, so I might ask the situation break off from the north to form a new na- In November 1989, farmers had finished the of my family,’’ Keny said. ‘‘But no one ever tion, South Sudan. The fragile peace col- annual harvest as the wet season came to a showed up. It was very difficult for me. I lapsed two years later, when South Sudan close. One afternoon, 6–year-old Keny and a never knew whether someone was still there plunged into civil war. Keny said Kalthok group of boys played on the banks of the or not.’’ has so far been spared heavy violence, but White Nile north of Kalthok, as they often Keny received a surprise in 1998, when his the community is inundated with refugees did when little else occupied their time. oldest brother, Riak, found him at the again fleeing to the east.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:56 Jun 19, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G18JN6.055 S18JNPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with SENATE S4306 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 18, 2015 Finally, in 2014, Keny acquired a new visa operational. He worries war will come again Whereas for the first time in 77 years, the and was able to raise enough money for the to the village. Blackhawks fans saw their heroes win the costly trip, which required a stopover in Eu- ‘‘I see myself living in two worlds, here and Stanley Cup on home ice; rope. South Sudan,’’ he said. ‘‘I want to help my Whereas the Blackhawks began the play- RETURN TO SOUTH SUDAN people in any form they need. If I ever get offs with a double-overtime victory against the Nashville Predators; Even after dusk in December, the air was married, maybe I would bring my wife over.’’ Keny talks to his uncles regularly. A con- Whereas a goal scored by Brent Seabrook still humid. Keny’s driver returned around 7 sequence of war, inflation has made staple in triple-overtime of Game 4 helped the p.m. with tools, but couldn’t fix the car. goods too expensive for many villagers. A Blackhawks defeat the Predators in 6 games; Keny planned to spend the night on the side drought has raised the prospect of crop fail- Whereas a sweep of the Minnesota Wild fol- of the road and at dawn walk back to Juba. ure. lowed in the second round of the playoffs, He lay down in the brush, careful not to ‘‘This month they are supposed to cul- setting up a showdown with the Anaheim wrinkle the dress shirt and slacks he had put tivate, but there is no rain,’’ he said, refer- Ducks in the Western Conference Finals; on for the reunion. ring to May. Whereas the Blackhawks earned triple and Keny was comforted that he at least had Keny wants to help his countrymen and double-overtime victories against the Ana- company: Some of his cousins, who met him -women in Vermont. More than 150 Sudanese heim Ducks in Games 2 and 4 on their way to at the bus station in Juba, agreed to wait have resettled in Burlington since the late winning the series in 7 games and clinching until another ride could be arranged. 1990s, and many have started families here. Around midnight, Keny’s fortunes turned. a berth in the Stanley Cup Finals; Keny said the small community rents out A Somali trader came upon him and agreed Whereas the Blackhawks followed a famil- local halls and churches to meet and cele- to drive him to Kalthok. As he braced him- iar pattern in dropping Games 2 and 3 of the brate holidays such as South Sudan’s Inde- self for potholes that shook the vehicle, Stanley Cup Finals against the Tampa Bay pendence Day. Keny tried to piece together fragmented Lightning, but took a 3-2 series lead into Keny hopes to help lease or purchase a per- memories of his youth. Game 6 on home ice on the night of Monday, ‘‘Will I remember anyone in the village? manent home to aid local Sudanese in pre- June 15, 2015; Will I remember the places I used to know? serving their culture. He said parents are Whereas in another close contest, Patrick Is life still the same as when I left? All those concerned children will forget tribal lan- Kane scored a goal during Game 6 that questions were on my mind,’’ Keny said. guages when they speak English outside the marked the first time either team led by Although the trip was only 55 miles, the home. more than 1 goal in the series; roads were in such poor condition that Keny Keny reflects on what his life would have Whereas it was a great night for fans of the arrived in Kalthok at 5 a.m. It was Christ- been like if he never had the opportunity to Blackhawks and the culmination of a tre- mas morning. He was exhausted and hoped to immigrate to the United States. If he stayed mendous team effort; find somewhere to sleep, but he found the en- in South Sudan, Keny believes he likely Whereas Antoine Vermette, acquired at tire village had stayed up waiting for him in would have been killed in the war or con- the trade deadline, scored 2 game-winning the church. scripted into the army. He said he feels goals in the Stanley Cup Finals; ‘‘They were singing and dancing and pray- blessed to have been given the chance to Whereas Goaltender Scott Darling, when ing for us, because they heard we had car start a new life here, because so many Suda- called upon in relief of Corey Crawford, stood trouble,’’ Keny said. nese never had that option. tall in net when his team needed him the At 8 a.m., Kalthok’s villagers held a wel- ‘‘It gave me the chance to look at the most against the Predators; come ceremony. Keny said he recognized world differently,’’ he said. ‘‘I have people Whereas Duncan Keith was an ‘‘ironman’’, only a few faces, his maternal and paternal who support me, and even though I do not earning the Conn Smythe Trophy for Most uncles. But all the village elders remembered yet have a college degree, I feel I’ve learned Valuable Player in the playoffs while logging him. enough to help myself and help my people.’’ more than 700 minutes of ice time in 23 ‘‘They said, ‘You look just like you did Keny often thinks of his brothers and par- games; when you left,’ ’’ he recalled. ‘‘There was a ents. In their memory, he wants to make the Whereas Niklas Hjalmarsson blocked shots lot of emotional reaction. They talked about most of opportunities he now has. left and right and seemed to be in the right my family, my mom and my dad.’’ ‘‘You have this feeling that for the rest of place at all times; Keny stood at the front of the sanctuary to your life, you’re going to be living knowing Whereas General Manager Stan Bowman, greet the hundreds of villagers who came to that you don’t have someone you’d be taking Head Coach Joel Quenneville, President John see him. After daybreak they took him care of,’’ he said. ‘‘I just want to make sure F. McDonough, and owner Rocky Wirtz have around Kalthok, but Keny couldn’t pick out I live a better life, and live it in a peaceful put together and led one of the greatest dy- any landmarks. way.’’ nasties in NHL history; He asked his cousins to take him to a lake f Whereas the Stanley Cup returns to the City of Chicago and gives Blackhawks fans with a waterfall he remembered from child- SENATE RESOLUTION 205—CON- hood. From there he looked back toward the across the State of Illinois a chance to cele- village, and memories came back to him. He GRATULATING THE CHICAGO brate championship hockey; was able to point out his uncles’ houses. BLACKHAWKS ON WINNING THE Whereas the Nashville Predators, Min- ‘‘They said, ‘Yes, you now know. You rec- 2015 STANLEY CUP nesota Wild, Anaheim Ducks, and Tampa ognize this place,’ ’’ Keny said. Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Bay Lightning proved to be worthy and hon- Instead of having Keny stay in one of his orable adversaries and also deserve recogni- uncles’ homes, villagers arranged for him to KIRK) submitted the following resolu- tion: Now, therefore, be it sleep in the church. Each evening for the tion; which was considered and agreed Resolved, That the Senate— three weeks he was in Kalthok, villagers set to: (1) congratulates the Chicago Blackhawks up tents and slept outside the church to be S. RES. 205 on winning the 2015 Stanley Cup; (2) commends the fans, players, and man- closer to their returned son. Keny said many Whereas, on June 15, 2015, the Chicago agement of the Tampa Bay Lightning for an were surprised he came back after settling Blackhawks Hockey Team won the Stanley outstanding series; and into a prosperous life in the U.S. Cup; (3) respectfully directs the Secretary of the ‘‘They thought I would never go back, be- Whereas the 2015 Stanley Cup title is the Senate to transmit an enrolled copy of this cause I don’t have a living parent anymore,’’ third Stanley Cup title for the Blackhawks resolution to the 2015 Chicago Blackhawks Keny said. ‘‘But they still believe I belong to in 6 years; hockey organization and Blackhawks owner the village.’’ Whereas Blackhawks fans at the ‘‘Mad- Rocky Wirtz. Keny had another reason to return to house on Madison’’ witnessed Duncan Keith Kalthok, beside visiting relatives. He wanted and Patrick Kane score show-stopping goals f to ensure success of the local clinic the while goaltender Corey Crawford seemed to Sudan Development Foundation, a Bur- SENATE RESOLUTION 206—CON- stand on his head at times, stopping all 25 GRATULATING THE GOLDEN lington nonprofit, helped fund. The clinic is shots he faced; vital to Kalthok, Keny said. In South Sudan, Whereas the Blackhawks won their sixth STATE WARRIORS FOR WINNING some villages are more than 100 miles from a Stanley Cup, tying the Boston Bruins for THE 2015 NATIONAL BASKETBALL hospital. South Sudan’s infrastructure is so fourth on the franchise list of most titles ASSOCIATION CHAMPIONSHIP poor this can mean several days of traveling won; Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mrs. on foot. Whereas the Blackhawks joined the Na- Keny returned to Vermont in mid-January. FEINSTEIN) submitted the following res- tional Hockey League (referred to in this olution; which was considered and He said leaving his uncles and cousins was preamble as ‘‘NHL’’) in 1926 and have a rich difficult, but his visa expired after 30 days. history in the NHL; agreed to: STRADDLING TWO WORLDS Whereas the Blackhawks were 1 of the 6 S. RES. 206 The son of Kalthok said he is unsure if he original teams in the NHL; Whereas, on June 16, 2015, the Golden State will ever move back to South Sudan. Keny Whereas the Blackhawks won the Stanley Warriors won their second National Basket- wants to help Kalthok and keep the clinic Cup in 1934, 1938, 1961, 2010, and 2013; ball Association (referred to in this preamble

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In lieu of the matter proposed to be in- serted, insert the following: and the Cleveland Cavaliers en route to the f NBA Championship; SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. Whereas during the playoffs, the Golden TEXT OF AMENDMENTS (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as State Warriors twice overcame 2-1 series the ‘‘Trade Preferences Extension Act of SA 2060. Mr. MCCONNELL proposed 2015’’. deficits and, in both series, responded with 3 an amendment to the bill H.R. 2146, to straight victories to win the series; (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of con- Whereas in the regular season, the War- amend the Internal Revenue Code of tents for this Act is as follows: riors won a league-best 67 games; 1986 to allow Federal law enforcement Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Whereas all 15 players on the 2014-2015 War- officers, firefighters, and air traffic TITLE I—EXTENSION OF AFRICAN riors roster should be congratulated, includ- controllers to make penalty-free with- GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY ACT ing NBA Finals MVP Andre Iguodala, the drawals from governmental plans after Sec. 101. Short title. NBA regular season MVP Stephen Curry, as age 50, and for other purposes; as fol- Sec. 102. Findings. well as, Leandro Barbosa, Harrison Barnes, lows: Sec. 103. Extension of African Growth and Andrew Bogut, Festus Ezeli, Draymond Opportunity Act. At the end add the following. Green, Justin Holiday, Ognjen Kuzmic, Sec. 104. Modifications of rules of origin for ‘‘This Act shall take effect 1 day after the David Lee, Shaun Livingston, James Michael duty-free treatment for articles date of enactment.’’ McAdoo, Brandon Rush, Marreesse Speights, of beneficiary sub-Saharan Af- and Klay Thompson; rican countries under General- Mr. MCCONNELL proposed Whereas first-year coach, Steve Kerr, did a SA 2061. ized System of Preferences. tremendous job leading the Warriors to the an amendment to amendment SA 2060 Sec. 105. Monitoring and review of eligi- NBA Title and, through his coaching, built a proposed by Mr. MCCONNELL to the bill bility under Generalized Sys- team that is the best in the NBA; and H.R. 2146, to amend the Internal Rev- tem of Preferences. Sec. 106. Promotion of the role of women in Whereas the fans of the Warriors have been enue Code of 1986 to allow Federal law social and economic develop- ever-loyal in their support of the team, wait- enforcement officers, firefighters, and ment in sub-Saharan Africa. ing 40 years for their second NBA title, but air traffic controllers to make penalty- Sec. 107. Biennial AGOA utilization strate- can now again call their team a champion: free withdrawals from governmental gies. Now, therefore, be it plans after age 50, and for other pur- Sec. 108. Deepening and expanding trade and Resolved, That the Senate— poses; as follows: investment ties between sub- (1) congratulates the Golden State War- Saharan Africa and the United In the amendment riors for winning the 2015 National Basket- States. ball Association Championship because of Strike ‘‘1 day’’ and insert ‘‘2 days’’ Sec. 109. Agricultural technical assistance their selfless teamwork; for sub-Saharan Africa. (2) recognizes the achievements of all the SA 2062. Mr. MCCONNELL proposed Sec. 110. Reports. players, coaches, and staff who contributed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2146, to Sec. 111. Technical amendments. to the 2014-2015 season; and amend the Internal Revenue Code of Sec. 112. Definitions. (3) celebrates the unique contributions of 1986 to allow Federal law enforcement TITLE II—EXTENSION OF GENERALIZED the Warriors fan base, who, through its officers, firefighters, and air traffic SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES unremitting and vocal support of the War- controllers to make penalty-free with- Sec. 201. Extension of Generalized System of riors came to be known as ‘‘Dub Nation’’. drawals from governmental plans after Preferences. f Sec. 202. Authority to designate certain cot- age 50, and for other purposes; as fol- ton articles as eligible articles AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED AND lows: only for least-developed bene- PROPOSED At the end add the following. ficiary developing countries ‘‘This Act shall take effect 3 days after the SA 2060. Mr. MCCONNELL proposed an under Generalized System of amendment to the bill H.R. 2146, to amend date of enactment’’ Preferences. the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Sec. 203. Application of competitive need Federal law enforcement officers, fire- SA 2063. Mr. MCCONNELL proposed limitation and waiver under fighters, and air traffic controllers to make an amendment to amendment SA 2062 Generalized System of Pref- penalty-free withdrawals from governmental proposed by Mr. MCCONNELL to the bill erences with respect to articles plans after age 50, and for other purposes. H.R. 2146, to amend the Internal Rev- of beneficiary developing coun- tries exported to the United SA 2061. Mr. MCCONNELL proposed an enue Code of 1986 to allow Federal law States during calendar year amendment to amendment SA 2060 proposed enforcement officers, firefighters, and by Mr. MCCONNELL to the bill H.R. 2146, 2014. air traffic controllers to make penalty- Sec. 204. Eligibility of certain luggage and supra. free withdrawals from governmental travel articles for duty-free SA 2062. Mr. MCCONNELL proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2146, supra. plans after age 50, and for other pur- treatment under the General- ized System of Preferences. SA 2063. Mr. MCCONNELL proposed an poses; as follows: amendment to amendment SA 2062 proposed In the instructions TITLE III—EXTENSION OF PREF- by Mr. MCCONNELL to the bill H.R. 2146, Strike ‘‘3 days’’ and insert ‘‘4 days’’ ERENTIAL DUTY TREATMENT PRO- supra. GRAM FOR HAITI SA 2064. Mr. MCCONNELL proposed an SA 2064. Mr. MCCONNELL proposed Sec. 301. Extension of preferential duty amendment to amendment SA 2063 proposed an amendment to amendment SA 2063 treatment program for Haiti. by Mr. MCCONNELL to the amendment SA proposed by Mr. MCCONNELL to the TITLE IV—EXTENSION OF TRADE 2062 proposed by Mr. MCCONNELL to the bill amendment SA 2062 proposed by Mr. ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE H.R. 2146, supra. MCCONNELL to the bill H.R. 2146, to Sec. 401. Short title. SA 2065. Mr. MCCONNELL (for himself and Sec. 402. Application of provisions relating Mr. HATCH) proposed an amendment to the amend the Internal Revenue Code of to trade adjustment assistance. bill H.R. 1295, to extend the African Growth 1986 to allow Federal law enforcement Sec. 403. Extension of trade adjustment as- and Opportunity Act, the Generalized Sys- officers, firefighters, and air traffic sistance program. tem of Preferences, the preferential duty controllers to make penalty-free with- Sec. 404. Performance measurement and re- treatment program for Haiti, and for other drawals from governmental plans after porting. purposes. age 50, and for other purposes; as fol- Sec. 405. Applicability of trade adjustment assistance provisions. SA 2066. Mr. MCCONNELL proposed an lows: amendment to amendment SA 2065 proposed Sec. 406. Sunset provisions. by Mr. MCCONNELL (for himself and Mr. In the amendment Sec. 407. Extension and modification of HATCH) to the bill H.R. 1295, supra. Strike ‘‘4 days’’ and insert ‘‘5 days’’ Health Coverage Tax Credit. SA 2067. Mr. MCCONNELL proposed an TITLE V—IMPROVEMENTS TO ANTI- amendment to the bill H.R. 1295, supra. SA 2065. Mr. MCCONNELL (for him- DUMPING AND COUNTERVAILING DUTY SA 2068. Mr. MCCONNELL proposed an self and Mr. HATCH) proposed an LAWS amendment to amendment SA 2067 proposed amendment to the bill H.R. 1295, to ex- Sec. 501. Short title.

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Reduction in burden on Depart- Africa and contribute to economic growth in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the ment of Commerce by reducing the region. United States (HTS) to add the special tariff the number of voluntary re- (8) The elimination of barriers to trade and treatment symbol ‘‘D’’ in the ‘‘Special’’ sub- spondents. investment in sub-Saharan Africa, including column of the HTS for each article classified Sec. 507. Application to Canada and Mexico. high tariffs, forced localization require- under a heading or subheading with the spe- TITLE VI—TARIFF CLASSIFICATION OF ments, restrictions on investment, and cus- cial tariff treatment symbol ‘‘A’’ or ‘‘A*’’ in CERTAIN ARTICLES toms barriers, will create opportunities for the ‘‘Special’’ subcolumn of the HTS. workers, businesses, farmers, and ranchers in (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments Sec. 601. Tariff classification of recreational made by subsections (a) and (b) take effect performance outerwear. the United States and sub-Saharan African countries. on the date of the enactment of this Act and Sec. 602. Duty treatment of protective ac- apply with respect to any article described in tive footwear. (9) The elimination of such barriers will improve utilization of the African Growth section 503(b)(1)(B) through (G) of the Trade TITLE VII—MISCELLANEOUS and Opportunity Act and strengthen regional Act of 1974 that is the growth, product, or PROVISIONS and global integration, accelerate economic manufacture of a beneficiary sub-Saharan Sec. 701. Report on contribution of trade growth in sub-Saharan Africa, and enhance African country and that is imported into preference programs to reduc- the trade relationship between the United the customs territory of the United States ing poverty and eliminating States and sub-Saharan Africa. on or after the date that is 30 days after such hunger. SEC. 103. EXTENSION OF AFRICAN GROWTH AND date of enactment. TITLE VIII—OFFSETS OPPORTUNITY ACT. SEC. 105. MONITORING AND REVIEW OF ELIGI- (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 506B of the Trade BILITY UNDER GENERALIZED SYS- Sec. 801. Customs user fees extension. TEM OF PREFERENCES. Sec. 802. Additional customs user fees exten- Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2466b) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ and inserting (a) CONTINUING COMPLIANCE.—Section sion. 506A(a)(3) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. Sec. 803. Time for payment of corporate esti- ‘‘September 30, 2025’’. (b) AFRICAN GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY 2466a(a)(3)) is amended— mated taxes. ACT.— (1) by striking ‘‘If the President’’ and in- Sec. 804. Payee statement required to claim (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 112(g) of the Afri- serting the following: certain education tax benefits. can Growth and Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the President’’; and Sec. 805. Special rule for educational insti- 3721(g)) is amended by striking ‘‘September (2) by adding at the end the following: tutions unable to collect TINs 30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2025’’. ‘‘(B) NOTIFICATION.—The President may not of individuals with respect to (2) EXTENSION OF REGIONAL APPAREL ARTI- terminate the designation of a country as a higher education tuition and CLE PROGRAM.—Section 112(b)(3)(A) of the Af- beneficiary sub-Saharan African country related expenses. rican Growth and Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. under subparagraph (A) unless, at least 60 Sec. 806. Penalty for failure to file correct 3721(b)(3)(A)) is amended— days before the termination of such designa- information returns and pro- (A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘11 suc- tion, the President notifies Congress and no- vide payee statements. ceeding’’ and inserting ‘‘21 succeeding’’; and tifies the country of the President’s inten- Sec. 807. Child tax credit not refundable for (B) in clause (ii)(II), by striking ‘‘Sep- tion to terminate such designation, together taxpayers electing to exclude tember 30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘September with the considerations entering into the de- foreign earned income from tax. 30, 2025’’. cision to terminate such designation.’’. Sec. 808. Coverage and payment for renal di- (b) WITHDRAWAL, SUSPENSION, OR LIMITA- (3) EXTENSION OF THIRD-COUNTRY FABRIC alysis services for individuals TION OF PREFERENTIAL TARIFF TREATMENT.— PROGRAM.—Section 112(c)(1) of the African with acute kidney injury. Growth and Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. Section 506A of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 TITLE I—EXTENSION OF AFRICAN 3721(c)(1)) is amended— U.S.C. 2466a) is amended— GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY ACT (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub- section (d); and SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. ‘‘SEPTEMBER 30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘SEP- (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol- This title may be cited as the ‘‘AGOA Ex- TEMBER 30, 2025’’; (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘Sep- lowing: tension and Enhancement Act of 2015’’. ‘‘(c) WITHDRAWAL, SUSPENSION, OR LIMITA- tember 30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘September SEC. 102. FINDINGS. TION OF PREFERENTIAL TARIFF TREATMENT.— 30, 2025’’; and Congress finds the following: ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President may with- (C) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking (1) Since its enactment, the African draw, suspend, or limit the application of ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘Sep- Growth and Opportunity Act has been the duty-free treatment provided for any article tember 30, 2025’’. centerpiece of trade relations between the described in subsection (b)(1) of this section United States and sub-Saharan Africa and SEC. 104. MODIFICATIONS OF RULES OF ORIGIN or section 112 of the African Growth and Op- has enhanced trade, investment, job cre- FOR DUTY-FREE TREATMENT FOR ARTICLES OF BENEFICIARY SUB-SA- portunity Act with respect to a beneficiary ation, and democratic institutions through- HARAN AFRICAN COUNTRIES UNDER sub-Saharan African country if the President out Africa. GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREF- determines that withdrawing, suspending, or (2) Trade and investment, as facilitated by ERENCES. limiting such duty-free treatment would be the African Growth and Opportunity Act, (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 506A(b)(2) of the more effective in promoting compliance by promote economic growth, development, Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2466a(b)(2)) is the country with the requirements described poverty reduction, democracy, the rule of amended— in subsection (a)(1) than terminating the des- law, and stability in sub-Saharan Africa. (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and’’ ignation of the country as a beneficiary sub- (3) Trade between the United States and at the end; Saharan African country for purposes of this sub-Saharan Africa has more than tripled (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the pe- section. since the enactment of the African Growth riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and ‘‘(2) NOTIFICATION.—The President may not and Opportunity Act in 2000, and United (3) by adding at the end the following: withdraw, suspend, or limit the application States direct investment in sub-Saharan Af- ‘‘(C) the direct costs of processing oper- of duty-free treatment under paragraph (1) rica has grown almost sixfold. ations performed in one or more such bene- unless, at least 60 days before such with- (4) It is in the interest of the United States ficiary sub-Saharan African countries or drawal, suspension, or limitation, the Presi- to engage and compete in emerging markets former beneficiary sub-Saharan African dent notifies Congress and notifies the coun- in sub-Saharan African countries, to boost countries shall be applied in determining try of the President’s intention to withdraw, trade and investment between the United such percentage.’’. suspend, or limit such duty-free treatment, States and sub-Saharan African countries, (b) APPLICABILITY TO ARTICLES RECEIVING together with the considerations entering and to renew and strengthen the African DUTY-FREE TREATMENT UNDER TITLE V OF into the decision to terminate such designa- Growth and Opportunity Act. TRADE ACT OF 1974.—Section 506A(b) of the tion.’’. (5) The long-term economic security of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2466a(b)) is (c) REVIEW AND PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ELIGI- United States is enhanced by strong eco- amended by adding at the end the following: BILITY REQUIREMENTS.—Section 506A of the nomic and political ties with the fastest- ‘‘(3) RULES OF ORIGIN UNDER THIS TITLE.— Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2466a), as so growing economies in the world, many of The exceptions set forth in subparagraphs amended, is further amended— which are in sub-Saharan Africa. (A), (B), and (C) of paragraph (2) shall also (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub- (6) It is a goal of the United States to fur- apply to any article described in section section (e); and ther integrate sub-Saharan African countries 503(a)(1) that is the growth, product, or man- (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol- into the global economy, stimulate economic ufacture of a beneficiary sub-Saharan Afri- lowing:

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‘‘(d) REVIEW AND PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ELI- ‘‘(E) INITIATION OF OUT-OF-CYCLE REVIEWS (c) PUBLICATION.—It is further the sense of GIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.— FOR CERTAIN COUNTRIES.—Recognizing that Congress that— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out sub- concerns have been raised about the compli- (1) each beneficiary sub-Saharan African section (a)(2), the President shall publish an- ance with section 104(a) of the African country should publish on an appropriate nually in the Federal Register a notice of re- Growth and Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. Internet website of such country public view and request for public comments on 3703(a)) of some beneficiary sub-Saharan Af- versions of its AGOA utilization strategy; whether beneficiary sub-Saharan African rican countries, the President shall initiate and countries are meeting the eligibility require- an out-of-cycle review under subparagraph (2) the United States Trade Representative ments set forth in section 104 of the African (A) with respect to South Africa, the most should publish on the Internet website of the Growth and Opportunity Act and the eligi- developed of the beneficiary sub-Saharan Af- Office of the United States Trade Represent- bility criteria set forth in section 502 of this rican countries, and other beneficiary coun- ative public versions of all AGOA utilization Act. tries as appropriate, not later than 30 days strategies described in paragraph (1). ‘‘(2) PUBLIC HEARING.—The United States after the date of the enactment of the Trade SEC. 108. DEEPENING AND EXPANDING TRADE Trade Representative shall, not later than 30 Preferences Extension Act of 2015.’’. AND INVESTMENT TIES BETWEEN days after the date on which the President SEC. 106. PROMOTION OF THE ROLE OF WOMEN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA AND THE publishes the notice of review and request IN SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVEL- UNITED STATES. for public comments under paragraph (1)— OPMENT IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA. It is the policy of the United States to con- (a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—Section 103 of ‘‘(A) hold a public hearing on such review tinue to— the African Growth and Opportunity Act (19 and request for public comments; and (1) seek to deepen and expand trade and in- U.S.C. 3702) is amended— ‘‘(B) publish in the Federal Register, before vestment ties between sub-Saharan Africa (1) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and such hearing is held, notice of— and the United States, including through the inserting a semicolon; ‘‘(i) the time and place of such hearing; and negotiation of accession by sub-Saharan Af- (2) in paragraph (9), by striking the period ‘‘(ii) the time and place at which such pub- rican countries to the World Trade Organiza- and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and lic comments will be accepted. tion and the negotiation of trade and invest- (3) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(3) PETITION PROCESS.— ment framework agreements, bilateral in- ‘‘(10) promoting the role of women in so- ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days vestment treaties, and free trade agree- cial, political, and economic development in after the date of the enactment of this sub- ments, as such agreements have the poten- sub-Saharan Africa.’’. section, the President shall establish a proc- tial to catalyze greater trade and invest- (b) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.—Section ment, facilitate additional investment in ess to allow any interested person, at any 104(a)(1)(A) of the African Growth and Oppor- time, to file a petition with the Office of the tunity Act (19 U.S.C. 3703(a)(1)(A)) is amend- sub-Saharan Africa, further poverty reduc- United States Trade Representative with re- ed by inserting ‘‘for men and women’’ after tion efforts, and promote economic growth; spect to the compliance of any country listed ‘‘rights’’. (2) seek to negotiate agreements with indi- vidual sub-Saharan African countries as well in section 107 of the African Growth and Op- SEC. 107. BIENNIAL AGOA UTILIZATION STRATE- portunity Act with the eligibility require- GIES. as with the Regional Economic Commu- ments set forth in section 104 of such Act and (a) IN GENERAL.—It is the sense of Congress nities, as appropriate; the eligibility criteria set forth in section 502 that— (3) promote full implementation of com- of this Act. (1) beneficiary sub-Saharan African coun- mitments made under the WTO Agreement ‘‘(B) USE OF PETITIONS.—The President tries should develop utilization strategies on (as such term is defined in section 2(9) of the shall take into account all petitions filed a biennial basis in order to more effectively Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. pursuant to subparagraph (A) in making de- and strategically utilize benefits available 3501(9)) because such actions are likely to terminations of compliance under sub- under the African Growth and Opportunity improve utilization of the African Growth sections (a)(3)(A) and (c) and in preparing Act (in this section referred to as ‘‘AGOA and Opportunity Act and promote trade and any reports required by this title as such re- utilization strategies’’); investment and because regular review to en- ports apply with respect to beneficiary sub- (2) United States trade capacity building sure continued compliance helps to maxi- Saharan African countries. agencies should work with, and provide ap- mize the benefits of the African Growth and ‘‘(4) OUT-OF-CYCLE REVIEWS.— propriate resources to, such sub-Saharan Af- Opportunity Act; and ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The President may, at rican countries to assist in developing and (4) promote the negotiation of trade agree- any time, initiate an out-of-cycle review of implementing biennial AGOA utilization ments that cover substantially all trade be- whether a beneficiary sub-Saharan African strategies; and tween parties to such agreements and, if country is making continual progress in (3) as appropriate, and to encourage great- other countries seek to negotiate trade meeting the requirements described in para- er regional integration, the United States agreements that do not cover substantially graph (1). The President shall give due con- Trade Representative should consider re- all trade, continue to object in all appro- sideration to petitions received under para- questing the Regional Economic Commu- priate forums. graph (3) in determining whether to initiate nities to prepare biennial AGOA utilization SEC. 109. AGRICULTURAL TECHNICAL ASSIST- an out-of-cycle review under this subpara- strategies. ANCE FOR SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA. graph. (b) CONTENTS.—It is further the sense of Section 13 of the AGOA Acceleration Act ‘‘(B) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—Before Congress that biennial AGOA utilization of 2004 (19 U.S.C. 3701 note) is amended— initiating an out-of-cycle review under sub- strategies should identify strategic needs (1) in subsection (a)— paragraph (A), the President shall notify and and priorities to bolster utilization of bene- (A) by striking ‘‘shall identify not fewer consult with Congress. fits available under the African Growth and than 10 eligible sub-Saharan African coun- ‘‘(C) CONSEQUENCES OF REVIEW.—If, pursu- Opportunity Act. To that end, biennial tries as having the greatest’’ and inserting ‘‘, ant to an out-of-cycle review conducted AGOA utilization strategies should— through the Secretary of Agriculture, shall under subparagraph (A), the President deter- (1) review potential exports under the Afri- identify eligible sub-Saharan African coun- mines that a beneficiary sub-Saharan Afri- can Growth and Opportunity Act and iden- tries that have’’; and can country does not meet the requirements tify opportunities and obstacles to increased (B) by striking ‘‘and complying with sani- set forth in section 104(a) of the African trade and investment and enhanced poverty tary and phytosanitary rules of the United Growth and Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. reduction efforts; States’’ and inserting ‘‘, complying with san- 3703(a)), the President shall, subject to the (2) identify obstacles to regional integra- itary and phytosanitary rules of the United requirements of subsections (a)(3)(B) and tion that inhibit utilization of benefits under States, and developing food safety stand- (c)(2), terminate the designation of the coun- the African Growth and Opportunity Act; ards’’; try as a beneficiary sub-Saharan African (3) set out a plan to take advantage of op- (2) in subsection (b)— country or withdraw, suspend, or limit the portunities and address obstacles identified (A) by striking ‘‘20’’ and inserting ‘‘30’’; application of duty-free treatment with re- in paragraphs (1) and (2), improve awareness and spect to articles from the country. of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (B) by inserting after ‘‘from those coun- ‘‘(D) REPORTS.—After each out-of-cycle re- as a program that enhances exports to the tries’’ the following: ‘‘, particularly from view conducted under subparagraph (A) with United States, and utilize United States businesses and sectors that engage women respect to a country, the President shall sub- Agency for International Development re- farmers and entrepreneurs,’’; and mit to the Committee on Finance of the Sen- gional trade hubs; (3) by adding at the end the following: ate and the Committee on Ways and Means (4) set out a strategy to promote small ‘‘(c) COORDINATION.—The President shall of the House of Representatives a report on business and entrepreneurship; and take such measures as are necessary to en- the review and any determination of the (5) eliminate obstacles to regional trade sure adequate coordination of similar activi- President to terminate the designation of and promote greater utilization of benefits ties of agencies of the United States Govern- the country as a beneficiary sub-Saharan Af- under the African Growth and Opportunity ment relating to agricultural technical as- rican country or withdraw, suspend, or limit Act and establish a plan to promote full re- sistance for sub-Saharan Africa.’’. the application of duty-free treatment with gional implementation of the Agreement on respect to articles from the country under Trade Facilitation of the World Trade Orga- SEC. 110. REPORTS. subparagraph (C). nization. (a) IMPLEMENTATION REPORT.—

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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after on or after the 30th day after the date of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2463) and with re- the date of the enactment of this Act, and bi- enactment of this Act. spect to which a determination described in ennially thereafter, the President shall sub- (2) RETROACTIVE APPLICATION FOR CERTAIN subsection (c)(2)(A) of such section was made mit to Congress a report on the trade and in- LIQUIDATIONS AND RELIQUIDATIONS.— with respect to exports (directly or indi- vestment relationship between the United (A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section rectly) to the United States of such eligible States and sub-Saharan African countries 514 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514) or article during calendar year 2014 by the bene- and on the implementation of this title and any other provision of law and subject to ficiary developing country. the amendments made by this title. subparagraph (B), any entry of a covered ar- SEC. 204. ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN LUGGAGE (2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report ticle to which duty-free treatment or other AND TRAVEL ARTICLES FOR DUTY- required by paragraph (1) shall include the preferential treatment under title V of the FREE TREATMENT UNDER THE GEN- ERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREF- following: Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2461 et seq.) ERENCES. (A) A description of the status of trade and would have applied if the entry had been Section 503(b)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 investment between the United States and made on July 31, 2013, that was made— U.S.C. 2463(b)(1)) is amended— sub-Saharan Africa, including information (i) after July 31, 2013; and (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘para- on leading exports to the United States from (ii) before the effective date specified in graph (4)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (4) and sub-Saharan African countries. paragraph (1), (5)’’; (B) Any changes in eligibility of sub-Saha- shall be liquidated or reliquidated as though (2) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘Foot- ran African countries during the period cov- such entry occurred on the effective date wear’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in ered by the report. specified in paragraph (1). paragraph (5), footwear’’; and (C) A detailed analysis of whether each (B) REQUESTS.—A liquidation or reliquida- (3) by adding at the end the following: such beneficiary sub-Saharan African coun- tion may be made under subparagraph (A) ‘‘(5) CERTAIN LUGGAGE AND TRAVEL ARTI- try is continuing to meet the eligibility re- with respect to an entry only if a request CLES.—Notwithstanding subparagraph (A) or quirements set forth in section 104 of the Af- therefor is filed with U.S. Customs and Bor- (E) of paragraph (1), the President may des- rican Growth and Opportunity Act and the der Protection not later than 180 days after ignate the following as eligible articles eligibility criteria set forth in section 502 of the date of the enactment of this Act that under subsection (a): the Trade Act of 1974. contains sufficient information to enable ‘‘(A) Articles classifiable under subheading (D) A description of the status of regional U.S. Customs and Border Protection— 4202.11.00, 4202.12.40, 4202.21.60, 4202.21.90, integration efforts in sub-Saharan Africa. (i) to locate the entry; or 4202.22.15, 4202.22.45, 4202.31.60, 4202.32.40, (E) A summary of United States trade ca- (ii) to reconstruct the entry if it cannot be 4202.32.80, 4202.92.15, 4202.92.20, 4202.92.45, or pacity building efforts. located. 4202.99.90 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (F) Any other initiatives related to en- (C) PAYMENT OF AMOUNTS OWED.—Any of the United States. hancing the trade and investment relation- amounts owed by the United States pursuant ‘‘(B) Articles classifiable under statistical ship between the United States and sub-Sa- to the liquidation or reliquidation of an reporting number 4202.12.2020, 4202.12.2050, haran African countries. entry of a covered article under subpara- 4202.12.8030, 4202.12.8070, 4202.22.8050, (b) POTENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENTS RE- graph (A) shall be paid, without interest, not 4202.32.9550, 4202.32.9560, 4202.91.0030, PORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of later than 90 days after the date of the liq- 4202.91.0090, 4202.92.3020, 4202.92.3031, the enactment of this Act, and every 5 years uidation or reliquidation (as the case may 4202.92.3091, 4202.92.9026, or 4202.92.9060 of the thereafter, the United States Trade Rep- be). Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United resentative shall submit to Congress a report (3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: States, as such statistical reporting numbers that— (A) COVERED ARTICLE.—The term ‘‘covered are in effect on the date of the enactment of (1) identifies sub-Saharan African coun- article’’ means an article from a country the Trade Preferences Extension Act of tries that have a expressed an interest in en- that is a beneficiary developing country 2015.’’. tering into a free trade agreement with the under title V of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 TITLE III—EXTENSION OF PREFERENTIAL United States; U.S.C. 2461 et seq.) as of the effective date DUTY TREATMENT PROGRAM FOR HAITI (2) evaluates the viability and progress of specified in paragraph (1). SEC. 301. EXTENSION OF PREFERENTIAL DUTY such sub-Saharan African countries and (B) ENTER; ENTRY.—The terms ‘‘enter’’ and TREATMENT PROGRAM FOR HAITI. other sub-Saharan African countries toward ‘‘entry’’ include a withdrawal from ware- Section 213A of the Caribbean Basin Eco- entering into a free trade agreement with house for consumption. nomic Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2703a) is the United States; and SEC. 202. AUTHORITY TO DESIGNATE CERTAIN amended as follows: (3) describes a plan for negotiating and COTTON ARTICLES AS ELIGIBLE AR- (1) Subsection (b) is amended as follows: concluding such agreements, which includes TICLES ONLY FOR LEAST-DEVEL- (A) Paragraph (1) is amended— the elements described in subparagraphs (A) OPED BENEFICIARY DEVELOPING (i) in subparagraph (B)(v)(I), by amending through (E) of section 116(b)(2) of the African COUNTRIES UNDER GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES. item (cc) to read as follows: Growth and Opportunity Act. Section 503(b) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 ‘‘(cc) 60 percent or more during the 1-year (c) TERMINATION.—The reporting require- U.S.C. 2463(b)) is amended by adding at the period beginning on December 20, 2017, and ments of this section shall cease to have any end the following: each of the 7 succeeding 1-year periods.’’; and force or effect after September 30, 2025. ‘‘(5) CERTAIN COTTON ARTICLES.—Notwith- (ii) in subparagraph (C)— SEC. 111. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. standing paragraph (3), the President may (I) in the table, by striking ‘‘succeeding 11 Section 104 of the African Growth and Op- designate as an eligible article or articles 1-year periods’’ and inserting ‘‘16 succeeding portunity Act (19 U.S.C. 3703), as amended by under subsection (a)(1)(B) only for countries 1-year periods’’; and section 106, is further amended— designated as least-developed beneficiary de- (II) by striking ‘‘December 19, 2018’’ and in- (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘(a) IN veloping countries under section 502(a)(2) serting ‘‘December 19, 2025’’. GENERAL.—’’; and cotton articles classifiable under subheading (B) Paragraph (2) is amended— (2) by striking subsection (b). 5201.00.18, 5201.00.28, 5201.00.38, 5202.99.30, or (i) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking ‘‘11 SEC. 112. DEFINITIONS. 5203.00.30 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule succeeding 1-year periods’’ and inserting ‘‘16 In this title: of the United States.’’. succeeding 1-year periods’’; and ENEFICIARY SUB SAHARAN AFRICAN (1) B - SEC. 203. APPLICATION OF COMPETITIVE NEED (ii) in subparagraph (B)(iii), by striking ‘‘11 COUNTRY.—The term ‘‘beneficiary sub-Saha- LIMITATION AND WAIVER UNDER succeeding 1-year periods’’ and inserting ‘‘16 ran African country’’ means a beneficiary GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREF- succeeding 1-year periods’’. sub-Saharan African country described in ERENCES WITH RESPECT TO ARTI- (2) Subsection (h) is amended by striking subsection (e) of section 506A of the Trade CLES OF BENEFICIARY DEVELOPING ‘‘September 30, 2020’’ and inserting ‘‘Sep- Act of 1974 (as redesignated by this Act). COUNTRIES EXPORTED TO THE UNITED STATES DURING CALENDAR tember 30, 2025’’. (2) SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN COUNTRY.—The YEAR 2014. TITLE IV—EXTENSION OF TRADE term ‘‘sub-Saharan African country’’ has the (a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of applying ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE meaning given the term in section 107 of the and administering subsections (c)(2) and (d) African Growth and Opportunity Act. SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE. of section 503 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Trade Ad- TITLE II—EXTENSION OF GENERALIZED U.S.C. 2463) with respect to an article de- justment Assistance Reauthorization Act of SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES scribed in subsection (b) of this section, sub- 2015’’. SEC. 201. EXTENSION OF GENERALIZED SYSTEM sections (c)(2) and (d) of section 503 of such SEC. 402. APPLICATION OF PROVISIONS RELAT- OF PREFERENCES. Act shall be applied and administered by ING TO TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSIST- (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 505 of the Trade substituting ‘‘October 1’’ for ‘‘July 1’’ each ANCE. Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2465) is amended by place such date appears. (a) REPEAL OF SNAPBACK.—Section 233 of striking ‘‘July 31, 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘De- (b) ARTICLE DESCRIBED.—An article de- the Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension cember 31, 2017’’. scribed in this subsection is an article of a Act of 2011 (Public Law 112–40; 125 Stat. 416) (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.— beneficiary developing country that is des- is repealed. (1) IN GENERAL.—The amendment made by ignated by the President as an eligible arti- (b) APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN PROVI- subsection (a) shall apply to articles entered cle under subsection (a) of section 503 of the SIONS.—Except as otherwise provided in this

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EXTENSION OF TRADE ADJUSTMENT AS- year after exit from the program; and SISTANCE PROGRAM. ‘‘(V) the percentage and number of workers of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2319) is amended by adding who received benefits under the trade adjust- at the end the following: (a) EXTENSION OF TERMINATION PROVI- ment assistance program who, during a year ‘‘(19) The term ‘recognized postsecondary SIONS.—Section 285 of the Trade Act of 1974 credential’ means a credential consisting of (19 U.S.C. 2271 note) is amended by striking while receiving such benefits, are in an edu- an industry-recognized certificate or certifi- ‘‘December 31, 2013’’ each place it appears cation or training program that leads to a cation, a certificate of completion of an ap- and inserting ‘‘June 30, 2021’’. recognized postsecondary credential or em- ployment and who are achieving measurable prenticeship, a license recognized by a State (b) TRAINING FUNDS.—Section 236(a)(2)(A) gains in skills toward such a credential or or the Federal Government, or an associate of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. employment. or baccalaureate degree.’’. 2296(a)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘shall ‘‘(ii) INDICATOR RELATING TO CREDENTIAL.— SEC. 405. APPLICABILITY OF TRADE ADJUST- not exceed’’ and all that follows and insert- For purposes of clause (i)(IV), a worker who MENT ASSISTANCE PROVISIONS. ing ‘‘shall not exceed $450,000,000 for each of received benefits under the trade adjustment (a) TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR fiscal years 2015 through 2021.’’. assistance program who obtained a sec- WORKERS.— (c) REEMPLOYMENT TRADE ADJUSTMENT AS- ondary school diploma or its recognized (1) PETITIONS FILED ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, SISTANCE.—Section 246(b)(1) of the Trade Act equivalent shall be included in the percent- 2014, AND BEFORE DATE OF ENACTMENT.— of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2318(b)(1)) is amended by age counted for purposes of that clause only (A) CERTIFICATIONS OF WORKERS NOT CER- striking ‘‘December 31, 2013’’ and inserting if the worker, in addition to obtaining such TIFIED BEFORE DATE OF ENACTMENT.— ‘‘June 30, 2021’’. a diploma or its recognized equivalent, has (i) CRITERIA IF A DETERMINATION HAS NOT (d) AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.— obtained or retained employment or is in an BEEN MADE.—If, as of the date of the enact- (1) TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR education or training program leading to a ment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor has WORKERS.—Section 245(a) of the Trade Act of recognized postsecondary credential within not made a determination with respect to 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2317(a)) is amended by striking one year after exit from the program.’’; whether to certify a group of workers as eli- ‘‘December 31, 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30, (4) in paragraph (3)— gible to apply for adjustment assistance 2021’’. (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking under section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974 (2) TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR ‘‘DATA’’ and inserting ‘‘MEASURES’’; pursuant to a petition described in clause FIRMS.—Section 255(a) of the Trade Act of (B) by striking ‘‘quarterly’’ and inserting (iii), the Secretary shall make that deter- 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2345(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘annual’’; and mination based on the requirements of sec- ‘‘fiscal years 2012 and 2013’’ and all that fol- (C) by striking ‘‘data’’ and inserting tion 222 of the Trade Act of 1974, as in effect lows through ‘‘December 31, 2013’’ and insert- ‘‘measures’’; and on such date of enactment. ing ‘‘fiscal years 2015 through 2021’’. (5) by adding at the end the following: (ii) RECONSIDERATION OF DENIALS OF CER- (3) TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR ‘‘(4) ACCESSIBILITY OF STATE PERFORMANCE TIFICATIONS.—If, before the date of the enact- FARMERS.—Section 298(a) of the Trade Act of REPORTS.—The Secretary shall, on an annual ment of this Act, the Secretary made a de- 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2401g(a)) is amended by strik- basis, make available (including by elec- termination not to certify a group of work- ing ‘‘fiscal years 2012 and 2013’’ and all that tronic means), in an easily understandable ers as eligible to apply for adjustment assist- follows through ‘‘December 31, 2013’’ and in- format, the reports of cooperating States or ance under section 222 of the Trade Act of serting ‘‘fiscal years 2015 through 2021’’. cooperating State agencies required by para- 1974 pursuant to a petition described in SEC. 404. PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT AND graph (1) and the information contained in clause (iii), the Secretary shall— REPORTING. those reports.’’. (I) reconsider that determination; and (a) PERFORMANCE MEASURES.—Section (b) COLLECTION AND PUBLICATION OF (II) if the group of workers meets the re- 239(j) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. DATA.—Section 249B of the Trade Act of 1974 quirements of section 222 of the Trade Act of 2311(j)) is amended— (19 U.S.C. 2323) is amended— 1974, as in effect on such date of enactment, (1) in the subsection heading, by striking (1) in subsection (b)— certify the group of workers as eligible to ‘‘DATA REPORTING’’ and inserting ‘‘PERFORM- (A) in paragraph (3)— apply for adjustment assistance. ANCE MEASURES’’; (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘en- (iii) PETITION DESCRIBED.—A petition de- (2) in paragraph (1)— rolled in’’ and inserting ‘‘who received’’; scribed in this clause is a petition for a cer- (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (ii) in subparagraph (B)— tification of eligibility for a group of work- (A)— (I) by striking ‘‘complete’’ and inserting ers filed under section 221 of the Trade Act of (i) by striking ‘‘a quarterly’’ and inserting ‘‘exited’’; and 1974 on or after January 1, 2014, and before ‘‘an annual’’; and (II) by striking ‘‘who were enrolled in’’ and the date of the enactment of this Act. (ii) by striking ‘‘data’’ and inserting inserting ‘‘, including who received’’; (B) ELIGIBILITY FOR BENEFITS.— ‘‘measures’’; (iii) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘com- (i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘core’’ plete’’ and inserting ‘‘exited’’; clause (ii), a worker certified as eligible to and inserting ‘‘primary’’; and (iv) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘com- apply for adjustment assistance under sec- (C) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘that plete’’ and inserting ‘‘exit’’; and tion 222 of the Trade Act of 1974 pursuant to promote efficiency and effectiveness’’ after (v) by adding at the end the following: a petition described in subparagraph (A)(iii) ‘‘assistance program’’; ‘‘(G) The average cost per worker of receiv- shall be eligible, on and after the date that (3) in paragraph (2)— ing training approved under section 236. is 90 days after the date of the enactment of (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘(H) The percentage of workers who re- this Act, to receive benefits only under the ‘‘CORE INDICATORS DESCRIBED’’ and inserting ceived training approved under section 236 provisions of chapter 2 of title II of the Trade ‘‘INDICATORS OF PERFORMANCE’’; and and obtained unsubsidized employment in a Act of 1974, as in effect on such date of enact- (B) by striking subparagraph (A) and in- field related to that training.’’; and ment. serting the following: (B) in paragraph (4)— (ii) COMPUTATION OF MAXIMUM BENEFITS.— ‘‘(A) PRIMARY INDICATORS OF PERFORMANCE (i) in subparagraphs (A) and (B), by strik- Benefits received by a worker described in DESCRIBED.— ing ‘‘quarterly’’ each place it appears and in- clause (i) under chapter 2 of title II of the ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The primary indicators serting ‘‘annual’’; and Trade Act of 1974 before the date of the en- of performance referred to in paragraph (ii) by striking subparagraph (C) and in- actment of this Act shall be included in any (1)(A) shall consist of— serting the following: determination of the maximum benefits for ‘‘(I) the percentage and number of workers ‘‘(C) The median earnings of workers de- which the worker is eligible under the provi- who received benefits under the trade adjust- scribed in section 239(j)(2)(A)(i)(III) during sions of chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act

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of 1974, as in effect on the date of the enact- (ii) the provisions of chapter 3 of title II of ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in ment of this Act. the Trade Act of 1974, as in effect on such subparagraph (B), assistance may not be pro- (2) PETITIONS FILED BEFORE JANUARY 1, date of enactment, had been in effect on that vided under chapter 3 after June 30, 2022. 2014.—A worker certified as eligible to apply date during the period described in clause (i). ‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding sub- for adjustment assistance pursuant to a peti- SEC. 406. SUNSET PROVISIONS. paragraph (A), any assistance approved tion filed under section 221 of the Trade Act (a) APPLICATION OF PRIOR LAW.—Subject to under chapter 3 pursuant to a petition filed of 1974 on or before December 31, 2013, shall subsection (b), beginning on July 1, 2021, the under section 251 on or before June 30, 2022, continue to be eligible to apply for and re- provisions of chapters 2, 3, 5, and 6 of title II may be provided— ceive benefits under the provisions of chap- of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2271 et ‘‘(i) to the extent funds are available pur- ter 2 of title II of such Act, as in effect on seq.), as in effect on January 1, 2014, shall be suant to such chapter for such purpose; and December 31, 2013. in effect and apply, except that in applying ‘‘(ii) to the extent the recipient of the as- (3) QUALIFYING SEPARATIONS WITH RESPECT and administering such chapters— sistance is otherwise eligible to receive such TO PETITIONS FILED WITHIN 90 DAYS OF DATE OF (1) paragraph (1) of section 231(c) of that assistance. ENACTMENT.—Section 223(b) of the Trade Act Act shall be applied and administered as if ‘‘(2) FARMERS.— of 1974, as in effect on the date of the enact- subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of that para- ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in ment of this Act, shall be applied and admin- graph were not in effect; subparagraph (B), assistance may not be pro- istered by substituting ‘‘before January 1, (2) section 233 of that Act shall be applied vided under chapter 6 after June 30, 2022. 2014’’ for ‘‘more than one year before the and administered— ‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding sub- date of the petition on which such certifi- (A) in subsection (a)— paragraph (A), any assistance approved cation was granted’’ for purposes of deter- (i) in paragraph (2), by substituting ‘‘104- under chapter 6 on or before June 30, 2022, mining whether a worker is eligible to apply week period’’ for ‘‘104-week period’’ and all may be provided— for adjustment assistance pursuant to a peti- that follows through ‘‘130-week period)’’; and ‘‘(i) to the extent funds are available pur- tion filed under section 221 of the Trade Act (ii) in paragraph (3)— suant to such chapter for such purpose; and of 1974 on or after the date of the enactment (I) in the matter preceding subparagraph ‘‘(ii) to the extent the recipient of the as- of this Act and on or before the date that is (A), by substituting ‘‘65’’ for ‘‘52’’; and sistance is otherwise eligible to receive such 90 days after such date of enactment. (II) by substituting ‘‘78-week period’’ for assistance.’’. (b) TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR ‘‘52-week period’’ each place it appears; and (b) EXCEPTIONS.—The provisions of chap- FIRMS.— (B) by applying and administering sub- ters 2, 3, 5, and 6 of title II of the Trade Act (1) CERTIFICATION OF FIRMS NOT CERTIFIED section (g) as if it read as follows: of 1974, as in effect on the date of the enact- BEFORE DATE OF ENACTMENT.— ‘‘(g) PAYMENT OF TRADE READJUSTMENT AL- ment of this Act, shall continue to apply on (A) CRITERIA IF A DETERMINATION HAS NOT LOWANCES TO COMPLETE TRAINING.—Notwith- and after July 1, 2021, with respect to— BEEN MADE.—If, as of the date of the enact- standing any other provision of this section, (1) workers certified as eligible for trade ment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce in order to assist an adversely affected work- adjustment assistance benefits under chapter has not made a determination with respect er to complete training approved for the 2 of title II of that Act pursuant to petitions to whether to certify a firm as eligible to worker under section 236 that leads to the filed under section 221 of that Act before apply for adjustment assistance under sec- completion of a degree or industry-recog- July 1, 2021; tion 251 of the Trade Act of 1974 pursuant to nized credential, payments may be made as (2) firms certified as eligible for technical a petition described in subparagraph (C), the trade readjustment allowances for not more assistance or grants under chapter 3 of title Secretary shall make that determination than 13 weeks within such period of eligi- II of that Act pursuant to petitions filed based on the requirements of section 251 of bility as the Secretary may prescribe to ac- under section 251 of that Act before July 1, the Trade Act of 1974, as in effect on such count for a break in training or for justifi- 2021; and date of enactment. able cause that follows the last week for (3) agricultural commodity producers cer- (B) RECONSIDERATION OF DENIAL OF CERTAIN which the worker is otherwise entitled to a tified as eligible for technical or financial as- PETITIONS.—If, before the date of the enact- trade readjustment allowance under this sistance under chapter 6 of title II of that ment of this Act, the Secretary made a de- chapter if— Act pursuant to petitions filed under section termination not to certify a firm as eligible ‘‘(1) payment of the trade readjustment al- 292 of that Act before July 1, 2021. to apply for adjustment assistance under sec- lowance for not more than 13 weeks is nec- SEC. 407. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF tion 251 of the Trade Act of 1974 pursuant to essary for the worker to complete the train- HEALTH COVERAGE TAX CREDIT. a petition described in subparagraph (C), the ing; (a) EXTENSION.—Subparagraph (B) of sec- Secretary shall— ‘‘(2) the worker participates in training in tion 35(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of (i) reconsider that determination; and each such week; and 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘before January (ii) if the firm meets the requirements of ‘‘(3) the worker— 1, 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘before January 1, section 251 of the Trade Act of 1974, as in ef- ‘‘(A) has substantially met the perform- 2020’’. fect on such date of enactment, certify the ance benchmarks established as part of the (b) COORDINATION WITH CREDIT FOR COV- firm as eligible to apply for adjustment as- training approved for the worker; ERAGE UNDER A QUALIFIED HEALTH PLAN.— sistance. ‘‘(B) is expected to continue to make Subsection (g) of section 35 of the Internal (C) PETITION DESCRIBED.—A petition de- progress toward the completion of the train- Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— scribed in this subparagraph is a petition for ing; and (1) by redesignating paragraph (11) as para- a certification of eligibility filed by a firm or ‘‘(C) will complete the training during that graph (13), and its representative under section 251 of the period of eligibility.’’; (2) by inserting after paragraph (10) the fol- Trade Act of 1974 on or after January 1, 2014, (3) section 245(a) of that Act shall be ap- lowing new paragraphs: and before the date of the enactment of this plied and administered by substituting ‘‘(11) ELECTION.— Act. ‘‘June 30, 2022’’ for ‘‘December 31, 2007’’; ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—This section shall not (2) CERTIFICATION OF FIRMS THAT DID NOT (4) section 246(b)(1) of that Act shall be ap- apply to any taxpayer for any eligible cov- SUBMIT PETITIONS BETWEEN JANUARY 1, 2014, plied and administered by substituting erage month unless such taxpayer elects the AND DATE OF ENACTMENT.— ‘‘June 30, 2022’’ for ‘‘the date that is 5 years’’ application of this section for such month. (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Com- and all that follows through ‘‘State’’; ‘‘(B) TIMING AND APPLICABILITY OF ELEC- merce shall certify a firm described in sub- (5) section 256(b) of that Act shall be ap- TION.—Except as the Secretary may pro- paragraph (B) as eligible to apply for adjust- plied and administered by substituting ‘‘the vide— ment assistance under section 251 of the 1-year period beginning on July 1, 2021’’ for ‘‘(i) an election to have this section apply Trade Act of 1974, as in effect on the date of ‘‘each of fiscal years 2003 through 2007, and for any eligible coverage month in a taxable the enactment of this Act, if the firm or its $4,000,000 for the 3-month period beginning year shall be made not later than the due representative files a petition for a certifi- on October 1, 2007’’; date (including extensions) for the return of cation of eligibility under section 251 of the (6) section 298(a) of that Act shall be ap- tax for the taxable year, and Trade Act of 1974 not later than 90 days after plied and administered by substituting ‘‘the ‘‘(ii) any election for this section to apply such date of enactment. 1-year period beginning on July 1, 2021’’ for for an eligible coverage month shall apply (B) FIRM DESCRIBED.—A firm described in ‘‘each of the fiscal years’’ and all that fol- for all subsequent eligible coverage months this subparagraph is a firm that the Sec- lows through ‘‘October 1, 2007’’; and in the taxable year and, once made, shall be retary determines would have been certified (7) section 285 of that Act shall be applied irrevocable with respect to such months. as eligible to apply for adjustment assist- and administered— ‘‘(12) COORDINATION WITH PREMIUM TAX ance if— (A) in subsection (a), by substituting CREDIT.— (i) the firm or its representative had filed ‘‘June 30, 2022’’ for ‘‘December 31, 2007’’ each ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An eligible coverage a petition for a certification of eligibility place it appears; and month to which the election under para- under section 251 of the Trade Act of 1974 on (B) by applying and administering sub- graph (11) applies shall not be treated as a a date during the period beginning on Janu- section (b) as if it read as follows: coverage month (as defined in section ary 1, 2014, and ending on the day before the ‘‘(b) OTHER ASSISTANCE.— 36B(c)(2)) for purposes of section 36B with re- date of the enactment of this Act; and ‘‘(1) ASSISTANCE FOR FIRMS.— spect to the taxpayer.

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‘‘(B) COORDINATION WITH ADVANCE PAY- respect to such month) in a taxable year be- ‘‘(i) use a countervailable subsidy rate ap- MENTS OF PREMIUM TAX CREDIT.—In the case ginning after December 31, 2013, and before plied for the same or similar program in a of a taxpayer who makes the election under the date of the enactment of this Act— countervailing duty proceeding involving the paragraph (11) with respect to any eligible (A) may be made at any time on or after same country, or coverage month in a taxable year or on be- such date of enactment and before the expi- ‘‘(ii) if there is no same or similar pro- half of whom any advance payment is made ration of the 3-year period of limitation pre- gram, use a countervailable subsidy rate for under section 7527 with respect to any month scribed in section 6511(a) with respect to a subsidy program from a proceeding that in such taxable year— such taxable year; and the administering authority considers rea- ‘‘(i) the tax imposed by this chapter for the (B) may be made on an amended return. sonable to use, and taxable year shall be increased by the excess, (g) AGENCY OUTREACH.—As soon as possible ‘‘(B) in the case of an antidumping duty if any, of— after the date of the enactment of this Act, proceeding, use any dumping margin from ‘‘(I) the sum of any advance payments the Secretaries of the Treasury, Health and any segment of the proceeding under the ap- made on behalf of the taxpayer under section Human Services, and Labor (or such Secre- plicable antidumping order. 1412 of the Patient Protection and Affordable taries’ delegates) and the Director of the ‘‘(2) DISCRETION TO APPLY HIGHEST RATE.— Care Act and section 7527 for months during Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (or In carrying out paragraph (1), the admin- such taxable year, over the Director’s delegate) shall carry out pro- istering authority may apply any of the ‘‘(II) the sum of the credits allowed under grams of public outreach, including on the countervailable subsidy rates or dumping this section (determined without regard to Internet, to inform potential eligible individ- margins specified under that paragraph, in- paragraph (1)) and section 36B (determined uals (as defined in section 35(c)(1) of the In- cluding the highest such rate or margin, ternal Revenue Code of 1986) of the extension without regard to subsection (f)(1) thereof) based on the evaluation by the administering of the credit under section 35 of the Internal for such taxable year, and authority of the situation that resulted in Revenue Code of 1986 and the availability of ‘‘(ii) section 36B(f)(2) shall not apply with the administering authority using an ad- the election to claim such credit retro- respect to such taxpayer for such taxable verse inference in selecting among the facts year, except that if such taxpayer received actively for coverage months beginning after December 31, 2013. otherwise available. any advance payments under section 7527 for ‘‘(3) NO OBLIGATION TO MAKE CERTAIN ESTI- TITLE V—IMPROVEMENTS TO ANTI- any month in such taxable year and is later MATES OR ADDRESS CERTAIN CLAIMS.—If the allowed a credit under section 36B for such DUMPING AND COUNTERVAILING DUTY administering authority uses an adverse in- taxable year, then section 36B(f)(2)(B) shall LAWS ference under subsection (b)(1)(A) in select- be applied by substituting the amount deter- SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE. ing among the facts otherwise available, the mined under clause (i) for the amount deter- This title may be cited as the ‘‘American administering authority is not required, for mined under section 36B(f)(2)(A).’’. Trade Enforcement Effectiveness Act’’. purposes of subsection (c) or for any other (c) EXTENSION OF ADVANCE PAYMENT PRO- SEC. 502. CONSEQUENCES OF FAILURE TO CO- purpose— GRAM.— OPERATE WITH A REQUEST FOR IN- ‘‘(A) to estimate what the countervailable FORMATION IN A PROCEEDING. (1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section subsidy rate or dumping margin would have Section 776 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 7527 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is been if the interested party found to have U.S.C. 1677e) is amended— amended by striking ‘‘August 1, 2003’’ and in- failed to cooperate under subsection (b)(1) serting ‘‘the date that is 1 year after the date (1) in subsection (b)— (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) had cooperated, or of the enactment of the Trade Adjustment ‘‘(B) to demonstrate that the Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2015’’. through (4) as subparagraphs (A) through (D), respectively, and by moving such sub- countervailable subsidy rate or dumping (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph margin used by the administering authority (1) of section 7527(e) of such Code is amended paragraphs, as so redesignated, 2 ems to the right; reflects an alleged commercial reality of the by striking ‘‘occurring’’ and all that follows interested party.’’. and inserting ‘‘occurring— (B) by striking ‘‘ADVERSE INFERENCES.—If’’ ‘‘(A) after the date that is 1 year after the and inserting the following: ‘‘ADVERSE IN- SEC. 503. DEFINITION OF MATERIAL INJURY. date of the enactment of the Trade Adjust- FERENCES.— (a) EFFECT OF PROFITABILITY OF DOMESTIC ment Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2015, ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If’’; INDUSTRIES.—Section 771(7) of the Tariff Act and (C) by striking ‘‘under this title, may use’’ of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1677(7)) is amended by add- ‘‘(B) prior to the first month for which an and inserting the following: ‘‘under this ing at the end the following: advance payment is made on behalf of such title— ‘‘(J) EFFECT OF PROFITABILITY.—The Com- individual under subsection (a).’’. ‘‘(A) may use’’; and mission may not determine that there is no (d) INDIVIDUAL INSURANCE TREATED AS (D) by striking ‘‘facts otherwise available. material injury or threat of material injury QUALIFIED HEALTH INSURANCE WITHOUT RE- Such adverse inference may include’’ and in- to an industry in the United States merely GARD TO ENROLLMENT DATE.— serting the following: ‘‘facts otherwise avail- because that industry is profitable or be- (1) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (J) of sec- able; and cause the performance of that industry has tion 35(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of ‘‘(B) is not required to determine, or make recently improved.’’. 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘insurance if the any adjustments to, a countervailable sub- (b) EVALUATION OF IMPACT ON DOMESTIC IN- eligible individual’’ and all that follows sidy rate or weighted average dumping mar- DUSTRY IN DETERMINATION OF MATERIAL IN- through ‘‘For purposes of’’ and inserting ‘‘in- gin based on any assumptions about informa- JURY.—Subclause (I) of section 771(7)(C)(iii) surance. For purposes of’’. tion the interested party would have pro- of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. (2) SPECIAL RULE.—Subparagraph (J) of sec- vided if the interested party had complied 1677(7)(C)(iii)) is amended to read as follows: tion 35(e)(1) of such Code, as amended by with the request for information. ‘‘(I) actual and potential decline in output, paragraph (1), is amended by striking ‘‘insur- ‘‘(2) POTENTIAL SOURCES OF INFORMATION sales, market share, gross profits, operating ance.’’ and inserting ‘‘insurance (other than FOR ADVERSE INFERENCES.—An adverse infer- profits, net profits, ability to service debt, coverage enrolled in through an Exchange ence under paragraph (1)(A) may include’’; productivity, return on investments, return established under the Patient Protection and (2) in subsection (c)— on assets, and utilization of capacity,’’. Affordable Care Act).’’. (A) by striking ‘‘CORROBORATION OF SEC- (c) CAPTIVE PRODUCTION.—Section (e) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection ONDARY INFORMATION.—When the’’ and in- 771(7)(C)(iv) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 (m) of section 6501 of the Internal Revenue serting the following: ‘‘CORROBORATION OF U.S.C. 1677(7)(C)(iv)) is amended— Code of 1986 is amended by inserting ‘‘, SECONDARY INFORMATION.— (1) in subclause (I), by striking the comma 35(g)(11)’’ after ‘‘30D(e)(4)’’. ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in and inserting ‘‘, and’’; (f) EFFECTIVE DATE.— paragraph (2), when the’’; and (2) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘, and’’ (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in (B) by adding at the end the following: and inserting a comma; and paragraph (2), the amendments made by this ‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—The administrative au- (3) by striking subclause (III). section shall apply to coverage months in thority and the Commission shall not be re- taxable years beginning after December 31, quired to corroborate any dumping margin SEC. 504. PARTICULAR MARKET SITUATION. 2013. or countervailing duty applied in a separate (a) DEFINITION OF ORDINARY COURSE OF (2) PLANS AVAILABLE ON INDIVIDUAL MARKET segment of the same proceeding.’’; and TRADE.—Section 771(15) of the Tariff Act of FOR USE OF TAX CREDIT.—The amendment (3) by adding at the end the following: 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1677(15)) is amended by adding made by subsection (d)(2) shall apply to cov- ‘‘(d) SUBSIDY RATES AND DUMPING MARGINS at the end the following: erage months in taxable years beginning IN ADVERSE INFERENCE DETERMINATIONS.— ‘‘(C) Situations in which the administering after December 31, 2015. ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If the administering au- authority determines that the particular (3) TRANSITION RULE.—Notwithstanding thority uses an inference that is adverse to market situation prevents a proper compari- section 35(g)(11)(B)(i) of the Internal Revenue the interests of a party under subsection son with the export price or constructed ex- Code of 1986 (as added by this title), an elec- (b)(1)(A) in selecting among the facts other- port price.’’. tion to apply section 35 of such Code to an el- wise available, the administering authority (b) DEFINITION OF NORMAL VALUE.—Section igible coverage month (as defined in section may— 773(a)(1)(B)(ii)(III) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 35(b) of such Code) (and not to claim the ‘‘(A) in the case of a countervailing duty U.S.C. 1677b(a)(1)(B)(ii)(III)) is amended by credit under section 36B of such Code with proceeding— striking ‘‘in such other country.’’.

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(c) DEFINITION OF CONSTRUCTED VALUE.— redesignated by paragraph (2), to read as fol- ‘‘(4) Venting, not including grommet(s). Section 773(e) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 lows: ‘‘(5) Articulated elbows or knees. U.S.C. 1677b(e)) is amended— ‘‘(B) the number of exporters or producers ‘‘(6) Reinforcement in one of the following (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘business’’ subject to the investigation or review is not areas: the elbows, shoulders, seat, knees, an- and inserting ‘‘trade’’; and so large that any additional individual ex- kles, or cuffs. (2) by striking the flush text at the end and amination of such exporters or producers ‘‘(7) Weatherproof closure at the waist or inserting the following: would be unduly burdensome to the admin- front. ‘‘For purposes of paragraph (1), if a par- istering authority and inhibit the timely ‘‘(8) Multi-adjustable hood or adjustable ticular market situation exists such that the completion of the investigation or review.’’; collar. cost of materials and fabrication or other and ‘‘(9) Adjustable powder skirt, inner protec- processing of any kind does not accurately (5) by adding at the end the following: tive skirt, or adjustable inner protective cuff reflect the cost of production in the ordinary ‘‘(2) DETERMINATION OF UNDULY BURDEN- at sleeve hem. course of trade, the administering authority SOME.—In determining if an individual exam- ‘‘(10) Construction at the arm gusset that may use another calculation methodology ination under paragraph (1)(B) would be un- utilizes fabric, design, or patterning to allow under this subtitle or any other calculation duly burdensome, the administering author- radial arm movement. methodology. For purposes of paragraph (1), ity may consider the following: ‘‘(11) Odor control technology. the cost of materials shall be determined ‘‘(A) The complexity of the issues or infor- The term ‘recreational performance outer- without regard to any internal tax in the ex- mation presented in the proceeding, includ- wear’ does not include occupational outer- porting country imposed on such materials ing questionnaires and any responses there- wear. or their disposition that is remitted or re- to. ‘‘(d) For purposes of this Note, the fol- funded upon exportation of the subject mer- ‘‘(B) Any prior experience of the admin- lowing terms have the following meanings: chandise produced from such materials.’’. istering authority in the same or similar ‘‘(1) The term ‘treated with plastics’ refers SEC. 505. DISTORTION OF PRICES OR COSTS. proceeding. to textile fabrics impregnated, coated, cov- (a) INVESTIGATION OF BELOW-COST SALES.— ‘‘(C) The total number of investigations ered, or laminated with plastics, as described Section 773(b)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 under subtitle A or B and reviews under sec- in Note 2 to chapter 59. U.S.C. 1677b(b)(2)) is amended by striking tion 751 being conducted by the admin- ‘‘(2) The term ‘sealed seams’ means seams subparagraph (A) and inserting the fol- istering authority as of the date of the deter- that have been covered by means of taping, lowing: mination. gluing, bonding, cementing, fusing, welding, ‘‘(A) REASONABLE GROUNDS TO BELIEVE OR ‘‘(D) Such other factors relating to the or a similar process so that water cannot SUSPECT.— timely completion of each such investigation pass through the seams when tested in ac- ‘‘(i) REVIEW.—In a review conducted under and review as the administering authority cordance with the current version of AATCC section 751 involving a specific exporter, considers appropriate.’’. Test Method 35. there are reasonable grounds to believe or SEC. 507. APPLICATION TO CANADA AND MEXICO. ‘‘(3) The term ‘critically sealed seams’ suspect that sales of the foreign like product Pursuant to article 1902 of the North Amer- means— have been made at prices that are less than ican Free Trade Agreement and section 408 ‘‘(A) for jackets, windbreakers, and similar the cost of production of the product if the of the North American Free Trade Agree- articles (including padded, sleeveless jack- administering authority disregarded some or ment Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 3438), ets), sealed seams that are sealed at the all of the exporter’s sales pursuant to para- the amendments made by this title shall front and back yokes, or at the shoulders, graph (1) in the investigation or, if a review apply with respect to goods from Canada and arm holes, or both, where applicable; and has been completed, in the most recently Mexico. ‘‘(B) for trousers, overalls and bib overalls completed review. TITLE VI—TARIFF CLASSIFICATION OF and similar articles, sealed seams that are ‘‘(ii) REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION.—In an in- CERTAIN ARTICLES sealed at the front (up to the zipper or other vestigation initiated under section 732 or a SEC. 601. TARIFF CLASSIFICATION OF REC- means of closure) and back rise. review conducted under section 751, the ad- REATIONAL PERFORMANCE OUTER- ‘‘(4) The term ‘insulation for cold weather ministering authority shall request informa- WEAR. protection’ means insulation with either tion necessary to calculate the constructed (a) AMENDMENTS TO ADDITIONAL U.S. synthetic fill, down, a laminated thermal value and cost of production under sub- NOTES.—The Additional U.S. Notes to chap- backing, or other lining for thermal protec- sections (e) and (f) to determine whether ter 62 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of tion from cold weather. there are reasonable grounds to believe or the United States are amended— ‘‘(5) The term ‘venting’ refers to closeable suspect that sales of the foreign like product (1) in Additional U.S. Note 2— or permanent constructed openings in a gar- have been made at prices that represent less (A) by striking ‘‘For the purposes of sub- ment (excluding front, primary zipper clo- than the cost of production of the product.’’. headings’’ and all that follows through sures and grommet(s)) to allow increased ex- (b) PRICES AND COSTS IN NONMARKET ECONO- ‘‘6211.20.15’’ and inserting ‘‘For purposes of pulsion of built-up heat during outdoor ac- MIES.—Section 773(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 this chapter’’; tivities. In a jacket, such openings are often (19 U.S.C. 1677b(c)) is amended by adding at (B) by striking ‘‘garments classifiable in positioned on the underarm seam of a gar- the end the following: those subheadings’’ and inserting ‘‘a gar- ment but may also be placed along other ‘‘(5) DISCRETION TO DISREGARD CERTAIN ment’’; and seams in the front or back of a garment. In PRICE OR COST VALUES.—In valuing the fac- (C) by striking ‘‘D 3600-81’’ and inserting trousers, such openings are often positioned tors of production under paragraph (1) for ‘‘D 3779–81’’; and on the inner or outer leg seams of a garment the subject merchandise, the administering (2) by adding at the end the following new but may also be placed along other seams in authority may disregard price or cost values notes: without further investigation if the admin- ‘‘(c) For purposes of this chapter, the term the front or back of a garment. istering authority has determined that ‘recreational performance outerwear’ means ‘‘(6) The term ‘articulated elbows or knees’ broadly available export subsidies existed or trousers (including, but not limited to, pad- refers to the construction of a sleeve (or pant particular instances of subsidization oc- dling pants, ski or snowboard pants, and ski leg) to allow improved mobility at the elbow curred with respect to those price or cost or snowboard pants intended for sale as parts (or knee) through the use of extra seams, values or if those price or cost values were of ski-suits), coveralls and bib overalls, and darts, gussets, or other means. subject to an antidumping order.’’. jackets (including, but not limited to, full ‘‘(7) The term ‘reinforcement’ refers to the SEC. 506. REDUCTION IN BURDEN ON DEPART- zip jackets, paddling jackets, ski jackets, use of a double layer of fabric or section(s) of MENT OF COMMERCE BY REDUCING and ski jackets intended for sale as parts of fabric that is abrasion-resistant or otherwise THE NUMBER OF VOLUNTARY RE- ski-suits), windbreakers, and similar articles more durable than the face fabric of the gar- SPONDENTS. (including padded, sleeveless jackets) com- ment. Section 782(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 posed of fabrics of cotton, wool, hemp, bam- ‘‘(8) The term ‘weatherproof closure’ means U.S.C. 1677m(a)) is amended— boo, silk, or manmade fiber, or a combina- a closure (including, but not limited to, lam- (1) in paragraph (1), by redesignating sub- tion of such fibers, that are either water re- inated or coated zippers, storm flaps, or paragraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), sistant or treated with plastics, or both, with other weatherproof construction) that has respectively, and by moving such clauses, as critically sealed seams, and with five or been reinforced or engineered in a manner to so redesignated, 2 ems to the right; more of the following features: reduce the penetration or absorption of (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) ‘‘(1) Insulation for cold weather protection. moisture or air through an opening in the as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, ‘‘(2) Pockets, at least one of which has a garment. and by moving such subparagraphs, as so re- zippered, hook and loop, or other type of clo- ‘‘(9) The term ‘multi-adjustable hood or ad- designated, 2 ems to the right; sure. justable collar’ means, in the case of a hood, (3) by striking ‘‘INVESTIGATIONS AND RE- ‘‘(3) Elastic, drawcord, or other means of a hood into which is incorporated two or VIEWS.—In’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘IN- tightening around the waist or leg hems, in- more draw cords, adjustment tabs, or VESTIGATIONS AND REVIEWS.— cluding hidden leg sleeves with a means of elastics, or, in the case of a collar, a collar ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In’’; tightening at the ankle for trousers and into which is incorporated at least one draw (4) in paragraph (1), as designated by para- tightening around the waist or bottom hem cord, adjustment tab, elastic, or similar graph (3), by amending subparagraph (B), as for jackets. component, to allow volume adjustments

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‘‘ 6201.11 Of wool or fine animal hair: 6201.11.05 Recreational performance outerwear ...... 41¢/kg + 16.3% Free (BH, CA, CL, 52.9¢/kg + 58.5% CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, P, PA, PE, SG) 8% (AU) 16.4¢/kg + 6.5% (OM) 6201.11.10 Other ...... 41¢/kg + 16.3% Free (BH, CA, CL, CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, P, PA, PE, SG) 8% (AU) 16.4¢/kg + 6.5% (OM) 52.9¢/kg + 58.5% ’’. (2) By striking subheadings 6201.12.10 and 6201.12.05 having the same degree of indenta- 6201.12.10 (as in effect on the day before the 6201.12.20 and inserting the following, with tion as the article description for subheading date of the enactment of this Act): the article description for subheading

‘‘ 6201.12.05 Recreational performance outerwear ...... 9.4% Free (BH, CA, CL, 60% CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 8% (AU) Other: 6201.12.10 Containing 15 percent or more by weight of down and waterfowl plumage and of which down comprises 35 percent or more by weight; containing 10 percent or more by weight of down ...... 4.4% Free (BH, CA, CL, 60% CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 3.9% (AU) 6201.12.20 Other ...... 9.4% Free (BH, CA, CL, CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 8% (AU) 90% ’’. (3) By striking subheadings 6201.13.10 heading 6201.13.05 having the same degree of subheading 6201.13.10 (as in effect on the day through 6201.13.40 and inserting the fol- indentation as the article description for before the date of the enactment of this Act): lowing, with the article description for sub-

‘‘ 6201.13.05 Recreational performance outerwear ...... 27.7% Free (BH, CA, CL, 90% CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 8% (AU) Other: 6201.13.10 Containing 15 percent or more by weight of down and waterfowl plumage and of which down comprises 35 percent or more by weight; containing 10 percent or more by weight of down ...... 4.4% Free (BH, CA, CL, 60% CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 3.9% (AU) Other:

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6201.13.30 Containing 36 percent or more by weight of wool or fine animal hair ...... 49.7¢/kg + Free (BH, CA, CL, 52.9¢/kg + 58.5% 19.7% CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 8% (AU) 6201.13.40 Other ...... 27.7% Free (BH, CA, CL, CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 8% (AU) 90% ’’.

(4) By striking subheadings 6201.19.10 and 6201.19.05 having the same degree of indenta- 6201.19.10 (as in effect on the day before the 6201.19.90 and inserting the following, with tion as the article description for subheading date of the enactment of this Act): the article description for subheading

‘‘ 6201.19.05 Recreational performance outerwear ...... 2.8% Free (AU, BH, CA, 35% CL, CO, E*, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) Other: 6201.19.10 Containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste ...... Free 35% 6201.19.90 Other ...... 2.8% Free (AU, BH, CA, CL, CO, E*, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 35% ’’. (5) By striking subheadings 6201.91.10 and 6201.91.05 having the same degree of indenta- 6201.91.10 (as in effect on the day before the 6201.91.20 and inserting the following, with tion as the article description for subheading date of the enactment of this Act): the article description for subheading

‘‘ 6201.91.05 Recreational performance outerwear ...... 49.7¢/kg + Free (BH, CA, CL, 58.5% 19.7% CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, P, PA, PE, SG) 8% (AU) 19.8¢/kg + 7.8% (OM) Other: 6201.91.10 Padded, sleeveless jackets ...... 8.5% Free (BH, CA, CL, 58.5% CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, P, PA, PE, SG) 7.6% (AU) 3.4% (OM) 6201.91.20 Other ...... 49.7¢/kg + Free (BH, CA, CL, 19.7% CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, P, PA, PE, SG) 8% (AU) 19.8¢/kg + 7.8% (OM) 52.9¢/kg + 58.5% ’’. (6) By striking subheadings 6201.92.10 heading 6201.92.05 having the same degree of subheading 6201.92.10 (as in effect on the day through 6201.92.20 and inserting the fol- indentation as the article description for before the date of the enactment of this Act): lowing, with the article description for sub-

‘‘ 6201.92.05 Recreational performance outerwear ...... 9.4% Free (BH, CA, CL, 90% CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 8% (AU) Other: 6201.92.10 Containing 15 percent or more by weight of down and waterfowl plumage and of which down comprises 35 percent or more by weight; containing 10 percent or more by weight of down ...... 4.4% Free (BH, CA, CL, 60% CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 3.9% (AU) Other: 6201.92.15 Water resistant...... 6.2% Free (BH, CA, CL, 37.5% CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 5.5% (AU)

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6201.92.20 Other ...... 9.4% Free (BH, CA, CL, CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 8% (AU) 90% ’’.

(7) By striking subheadings 6201.93.10 heading 6201.93.05 having the same degree of subheading 6201.93.10 (as in effect on the day through 6201.93.35 and inserting the fol- indentation as the article description for before the date of the enactment of this Act): lowing, with the article description for sub-

‘‘ 6201.93.05 Recreational performance outerwear ...... 27.7% Free (BH, CA, CL, 90% CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 8% (AU) Other: 6201.93.10 Containing 15 percent or more by weight of down and waterfowl plumage and of which down comprises 35 percent or more by weight; containing 10 percent or more by weight of down ...... 4.4% Free (BH, CA, CL, 60% CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 3.9% (AU) Other: 6201.93.20 Padded, sleeveless jackets ...... 14.9% Free (BH, CA, CL, 76% CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 8% (AU) Other: 6201.93.25 Containing 36 percent or more by weight of wool or fine animal hair ...... 49.5¢/kg + Free (BH, CA, CL, 52.9¢/kg + 58.5% 19.6% CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 8% (AU) Other: 6201.93.30 Water resistant...... 7.1% Free (BH, CA, CL, 65% CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 6.3% (AU) 6201.93.35 Other ...... 27.7% Free (BH, CA, CL, CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 8% (AU) 90% ’’. (8) By striking subheadings 6201.99.10 and 6201.99.05 having the same degree of indenta- 6201.99.10 (as in effect on the day before the 6201.99.90 and inserting the following, with tion as the article description for subheading date of the enactment of this Act): the article description for subheading

‘‘ 6201.99.05 Recreational performance outerwear ...... 4.2% Free (BH, CA, CL, 35% CO, E*, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 3.7% (AU) Other: 6201.99.10 Containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste ...... Free 35% 6201.99.90 Other ...... 4.2% Free (BH, CA, CL, CO, E*, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 3.7% (AU) 35% ’’. (9) By striking subheading 6202.11.00 and in- same degree of indentation as the article de- fect on the day before the date of the enact- serting the following, with the article de- scription for subheading 6202.11.00 (as in ef- ment of this Act): scription for subheading 6202.11 having the

‘‘ 6202.11 Of wool or fine animal hair: 6202.11.05 Recreational performance outerwear ...... 41¢/kg + 16.3% Free (BH, CA, CL, 46.3¢/kg + 58.5% CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, P, PA, PE, SG) 8% (AU) 16.4¢/kg + 6.5% (OM)

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6202.11.10 Other ...... 41¢/kg + 16.3% Free (BH, CA, CL, CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, P, PA, PE, SG) 8% (AU) 16.4¢/kg + 6.5% (OM) 46.3¢/kg + 58.5% ’’.

(10) By striking subheadings 6202.12.10 and 6202.12.05 having the same degree of indenta- 6202.12.10 (as in effect on the day before the 6202.12.20 and inserting the following, with tion as the article description for subheading date of the enactment of this Act): the article description for subheading

‘‘ 6202.12.05 Recreational performance outerwear ...... 8.9% Free (BH, CA, CL, 90% CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 8% (AU) Other: 6202.12.10 Containing 15 percent or more by weight of down and waterfowl plumage and of which down comprises 35 percent or more by weight; containing 10 percent or more by weight of down ...... 4.4% Free (BH, CA, CL, 60% CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 3.9% (AU) 6202.12.20 Other ...... 8.9% Free (BH, CA, CL, CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 8% (AU) 90% ’’. (11) By striking subheadings 6202.13.10 heading 6202.13.05 having the same degree of subheading 6202.13.10 (as in effect on the day through 6202.13.40 and inserting the fol- indentation as the article description for before the date of the enactment of this Act): lowing, with the article description for sub-

‘‘ 6202.13.05 Recreational performance outerwear ...... 27.7% Free (BH, CA, CL, 90% CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 8% (AU) Other: 6202.13.10 Containing 15 percent or more by weight of down and waterfowl plumage and of which down comprises 35 percent or more by weight; containing 10 percent or more by weight of down ...... 4.4% Free (BH, CA, CL, 60% CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 3.9% (AU) Other: 6202.13.30 Containing 36 percent or more by weight of wool or fine animal hair ...... 43.5¢/kg + Free (BH, CA, CL, 46.3¢/kg + 58.5% 19.7% CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 8% (AU) 6202.13.40 Other ...... 27.7% Free (BH, CA, CL, CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 8% (AU) 90% ’’. (12) By striking subheadings 6202.19.10 and 6202.19.05 having the same degree of indenta- 6202.19.10 (as in effect on the day before the 6202.19.90 and inserting the following, with tion as the article description for subheading date of the enactment of this Act): the article description for subheading

‘‘ 6202.19.05 Recreational performance outerwear ...... 2.8% Free (AU, BH, CA, 35% CL, CO, E*, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) Other: 6202.19.10 Containing 70 percent or more by weight or silk or silk waste ...... Free 35% 6202.19.90 Other ...... 2.8% Free (AU, BH, CA, CL, CO, E*, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 35% ’’.

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‘‘ 6202.91.05 Recreational performance outerwear ...... 36¢/kg + 16.3% Free (BH, CA, CL, 58.5% CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, P, PA, PE, SG) 8% (AU) 14.4¢/kg + 6.5% (OM) Other: 6202.91.10 Padded, sleeveless jackets ...... 14% Free (BH, CA, CL, 58.5% CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, P, PA, PE, SG) 8% (AU) 5.6% (OM) 6202.91.20 Other ...... 36¢/kg + 16.3% Free (BH, CA, CL, CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, P, PA, PE, SG) 8% (AU) 14.4¢/kg + 6.5% (OM) 46.3¢/kg + 58.5% ’’. (14) By striking subheadings 6202.92.10 heading 6202.92.05 having the same degree of subheading 6202.92.10 (as in effect on the day through 6202.92.20 and inserting the fol- indentation as the article description for before the date of the enactment of this Act): lowing, with the article description for sub-

‘‘ 6202.92.05 Recreational performance outerwear ...... 8.9% Free (BH, CA, CL, 90% CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 8% (AU) Other: 6202.92.10 Containing 15 percent or more by weight of down and waterfowl plumage and of which down comprises 35 percent or more by weight; containing 10 percent or more by weight of down ...... 4.4% Free (BH, CA, CL, 60% CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 3.9% (AU) Other: 6202.92.15 Water resistant...... 6.2% Free (BH, CA, CL, 37.5% CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 5.5% (AU) 6202.92.20 Other ...... 8.9% Free (BH, CA, CL, CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 8% (AU) 90% ’’. (15) By striking subheadings 6202.93.10 heading 6202.93.05 having the same degree of subheading 6202.93.10 (as in effect on the day through 6202.93.50 and inserting the fol- indentation as the article description for before the date of the enactment of this Act): lowing, with the article description for sub-

‘‘ 6202.93.05 Recreational performance outerwear ...... 27.7% Free (BH, CA, CL, 90% CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 8% (AU) Other: 6202.93.10 Containing 15 percent or more by weight of down and waterfowl plumage and of which down comprises 35 percent or more by weight; containing 10 percent or more by weight of down ...... 4.4% Free (BH, CA, CL, 60% CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 3.9% (AU) Other: 6202.93.20 Padded, sleeveless jackets ...... 14.9% Free (BH, CA, CL, 76% CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 8% (AU)

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Other: 6202.93.40 Containing 36 percent or more by weight of wool or fine animal hair ...... 43.4¢/kg + Free (BH, CA, CL, 46.3¢/kg + 58.5% 19.7% CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 8% (AU) Other: 6202.93.45 Water resistant...... 7.1% Free (BH, CA, CL, 65% CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 6.3% (AU) 6202.93.50 Other ...... 27.7% Free (BH, CA, CL, CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 8% (AU) 90% ’’.

(16) By striking subheadings 6202.99.10 and 6202.99.05 having the same degree of indenta- 6202.99.10 (as in effect on the day before the 6202.99.90 and inserting the following, with tion as the article description for subheading date of the enactment of this Act): the article description for subheading

‘‘ 6202.99.05 Recreational performance outerwear ...... 2.8% Free (AU, BH, CA, 35% CL, CO, E*, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) Other: 6202.99.10 Containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste ...... Free 35% 6202.99.90 Other ...... 2.8% Free (AU, BH, CA, CL, CO, E*, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 35% ’’. (17) By striking subheadings 6203.41 and lowing, with the article description for sub- heading 6203.41 (as in effect on the day before 6203.41.05, and the superior text to sub- heading 6203.41 having the same degree of in- the date of the enactment of this Act): heading 6203.41.05, and inserting the fol- dentation as the article description for sub-

‘‘ 6203.41 Of wool or fine animal hair: 6203.41.05 Recreational performance outerwear ...... 41.9¢/kg + Free (BH, CA, CL, 52.9¢/kg + 58.5% 16.3% CO,IL, JO,KR, MA,MX, P, PA, PE, SG) 8% (AU) 16.7¢/kg + 6.5% (OM) Trousers, breeches and shorts: 6203.41.10 Trousers and breeches, containing elastomeric fiber, water resistant, without belt loops, weighing more than 9 kg per dozen ...... 7.6% Free (BH, CA, CL, CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, P, PA, PE, SG) 6.8% (AU) 3% (OM) 52.9¢/kg + 58.5% ’’. (18) By striking subheadings 6203.42.10 heading 6203.42.05 having the same degree of subheading 6203.42.10 (as in effect on the day through 6203.42.40 and inserting the fol- indentation as the article description for before the date of the enactment of this Act): lowing, with the article description for sub-

‘‘ 6203.42.05 Recreational performance outerwear ...... 16.6% Free (BH, CA, CL, 90% CO, IL, JO, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 8% (AU) 11.6% (KR) Other: 6203.42.10 Containing 15 percent or more by weight of down and waterfowl plumage and of which down comprises 35 percent or more by weight; containing 10 percent or more by weight of down ...... Free 60% Other: 6203.42.20 Bib and brace overalls ...... 10.3% Free (BH, CA, CL, 90% CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 8% (AU)

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6203.42.40 Other ...... 16.6% Free (BH, CA, CL, CO, IL, JO, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 8% (AU) 11.6% (KR) 90% ’’.

(19) By striking subheadings 6203.43.10 heading 6203.43.05 having the same degree of subheading 6203.43.10 (as in effect on the day through 6203.43.40 and inserting the fol- indentation as the article description for before the date of the enactment of this Act): lowing, with the article description for sub-

‘‘ 6203.43.05 Recreational performance outerwear ...... 27.9% Free (BH, CA, CL, 90% CO, IL, JO, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 8% (AU) 11.1% (KR) Other: 6203.43.10 Containing 15 percent or more by weight of down and waterfowl plumage and of which down comprises 35 percent or more by weight; containing 10 percent or more by weight of down ...... Free 60% Other: Bib and brace overalls: 6203.43.15 Water resistant...... 7.1% Free (BH, CA, CL, 65% CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 6.3% (AU) 6203.43.20 Other ...... 14.9% Free (BH, CA, CL, 76% CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 8% (AU) Other: 6203.43.25 Certified hand-loomed and folklore products ...... 12.2% Free (BH, CA, CL, 76% CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 8% (AU) Other: 6203.43.30 Containing 36 percent or more by weight of wool or fine animal hair ...... 49.6¢/kg + Free (BH, CA, CL, 52.9¢/kg + 58.5% 19.7% CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 8% (AU) Other: 6203.43.35 Water resistant trousers or breeches ...... 7.1% Free (BH, CA, CL, 65% CO, IL, JO, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 6.3% (AU) 2.8% (KR) 6203.43.40 Other ...... 27.9% Free (BH, CA, CL, CO, IL, JO, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 8% (AU) 11.1% (KR) 90% ’’. (20) By striking subheadings 6203.49 heading 6203.49 having the same degree of in- heading 6203.49 (as in effect on the day before through 6203.49.80 and inserting the fol- dentation as the article description for sub- the date of the enactment of this Act): lowing, with the article description for sub-

‘‘ 6203.49 Of other textile materials: 6203.49.05 Recreational performance outerwear ...... 2.8% Free (AU, BH, CA, 35% CL, CO, E*, IL, JO, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 1.1% (KR) Other: Of artificial fibers:

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6203.49.10 Bib and brace overalls ...... 8.5% Free (BH, CA, CL, 76% CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 7.6% (AU) Trousers, breeches and shorts: 6203.49.15 Certified hand-loomed and folklore products ...... 12.2% Free (BH, CA, CL, 76% CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 8% (AU) 6203.49.20 Other ...... 27.9% Free (BH, CA, CL, 90% CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 8% (AU) 6203.49.40 Containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste ...... Free 35% 6203.49.80 Other ...... 2.8% Free (AU, BH, CA, CL, CO, E*, IL, JO, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 1.1% (KR) 35% ’’.

(21) By striking subheadings 6204.61.10 and 6204.61.05 having the same degree of indenta- 6204.61.10 (as in effect on the day before the 6204.61.90 and inserting the following, with tion as the article description for subheading date of the enactment of this Act): the article description for subheading

‘‘ 6204.61.05 Recreational performance outerwear ...... 13.6% Free (BH, CA, CL, 58.5% CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, P, PA, PE, SG) 5.4% (OM) 8% (AU) Other: 6204.61.10 Trousers and breeches, containing elastomeric fiber, water resistant, without belt loops, weighing more than 6 kg per dozen ...... 7.6% Free (BH, CA, CL, 58.5% CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, P, PA, PE, SG) 3% (OM) 6.8% (AU) 6204.61.90 Other ...... 13.6% Free (BH, CA, CL, CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, P, PA, PE, SG) 5.4% (OM) 8% (AU) 58.5% ’’. (22) By striking subheadings 6204.62.10 heading 6204.62.05 having the same degree of subheading 6204.62.10 (as in effect on the day through 6204.62.40 and inserting the fol- indentation as the article description for before the date of the enactment of this Act): lowing, with the article description for sub-

‘‘ 6204.62.05 Recreational performance outerwear ...... 16.6% Free (BH, CA, CL, 90% CO, IL, JO, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 8% (AU) 11.6% (KR) Other: 6204.62.10 Containing 15 percent or more by weight of down and waterfowl plumage and of which down comprises 35 percent or more by weight; containing 10 percent or more by weight of down ...... Free 60% Other: 6204.62.20 Bib and brace overalls ...... 8.9% Free (BH, CA, CL, 90% CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 8% (AU) Other: 6204.62.30 Certified hand-loomed and folklore products ...... 7.1% Free (BH, CA, CL, 37.5% CO, E, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 6.3% (AU)

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6204.62.40 Other ...... 16.6% Free (BH, CA, CL, CO, IL, JO, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 8% (AU) 11.6% (KR) 90% ’’.

(23) By striking subheadings 6204.63.10 heading 6204.63.05 having the same degree of subheading 6204.63.10 (as in effect on the day through 6204.63.35 and inserting the fol- indentation as the article description for before the date of the enactment of this Act): lowing, with the article description for sub-

‘‘ 6204.63.05 Recreational performance outerwear ...... 28.6% Free (BH, CA, CL, 90% CO, IL, JO, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 8% (AU) 11.4% (KR) Other: 6204.63.10 Containing 15 percent or more by weight of down and waterfowl plumage and of which down comprises 35 percent or more by weight; containing 10 percent or more by weight of down ...... Free 60% Other: Bib and brace overalls: 6204.63.12 Water resistant...... 7.1% Free (BH, CA, CL, 65% CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 6.3% (AU) 6204.63.15 Other ...... 14.9% Free (BH, CA, CL, 76% CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 8% (AU) 6204.63.20 Certified hand-loomed and folklore products ...... 11.3% Free (BH, CA, CL, 76% CO, E, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 8% (AU) Other: 6204.63.25 Containing 36 percent or more by weight of wool or fine animal hair ...... 13.6% Free (BH, CA, CL, 58.5% CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 8% (AU) Other: 6204.63.30 Water resistant trousers or breeches ...... 7.1% Free (BH, CA, CL, 65% CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 6.3% (AU) 6204.63.35 Other ...... 28.6% Free (BH, CA, CL, CO, IL, JO, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 8% (AU) 11.4% (KR) 90% ’’. (24) By striking subheadings 6204.69 heading 6204.69 having the same degree of in- heading 6204.69 (as in effect on the day before through 6204.69.90 and inserting the fol- dentation as the article description for sub- the date of the enactment of this Act): lowing, with the article description for sub-

‘‘ 6204.69 Of other textile materials: 6204.69.05 Recreational performance outerwear ...... 2.8% Free (AU, BH, CA, 35% CL, CO, E*, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) Other: Of artificial fibers: 6204.69.10 Bib and brace overalls ...... 13.6% Free (BH, CA, CL, 76% CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 8% (AU) Trousers, breeches and shorts:

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6204.69.20 Containing 36 percent or more by weight of wool or fine animal hair ...... 13.6% Free (BH, CA, CL, 58.5% CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 8% (AU) 6204.69.25 Other ...... 28.6% Free (BH, CA, CL, 90% CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 8% (AU) Of silk or silk waste: 6204.69.40 Containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste ...... 1.1% Free (AU, BH, CA, 65% CL, CO, E, IL, J, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 6204.69.60 Other ...... 7.1% Free (BH, CA, CL, 65% CO, E*, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 6.3% (AU) 6204.69.90 Other ...... 2.8% Free (AU, BH, CA, CL, CO, E*, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 35% ’’.

(25) By striking subheadings 6210.40.30 and 6210.40.05 having the same degree of indenta- 6210.40.30 (as in effect on the day before the 6210.40.50 and inserting the following, with tion as the article description for subheading date of the enactment of this Act): the article description for subheading

‘‘ 6210.40.05 Recreational performance outerwear 7.1% Free (AU, BH, CA, 65% CL, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PE, SG) Other: 6210.40.30 Having an outer surface impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with rubber or plastics material which completely obscures the underlying fabric ...... 3.8% Free (AU, BH, CA, 65% CL, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PE, SG) 6210.40.50 Other ...... 7.1% Free (AU, BH, CA, CL, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PE, SG) 65% ’’. (26) By striking subheadings 6210.50.30 and 6210.50.05 having the same degree of indenta- 6210.50.30 (as in effect on the day before the 6210.50.50 and inserting the following, with tion as the article description for subheading date of the enactment of this Act): the article description for subheading

‘‘ 6210.50.05 Recreational performance outerwear 7.1% Free (AU, BH, CA, 65% CL, CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PE, SG) Other: 6210.50.30 Having an outer surface impreg- nated, coated, covered or laminated with rubber or plastics material which completely obscures the underlying fabric ...... 3.8% Free (AU, BH, CA, 65% CL, CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PE, SG) 6210.50.50 Other ...... 7.1% Free (AU, BH, CA, CL, CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PE, SG) 65% ’’. (27) By striking subheading 6211.32.00 and same degree of indentation as the article de- fect on the day before the date of the enact- inserting the following, with the article de- scription for subheading 6211.32.00 (as in ef- ment of this Act): scription for subheading 6211.32 having the

‘‘ 6211.32 Of cotton: 6211.32.05 Recreational performance outerwear ...... 8.1% Free (AU, BH, CA, 90% CL, CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG)

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6211.32.10 Other ...... 8.1% Free (AU, BH, CA, CL, CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 90% ’’.

(28) By striking subheading 6211.33.00 and same degree of indentation as the article de- fect on the day before the date of the enact- inserting the following, with the article de- scription for subheading 6211.33.00 (as in ef- ment of this Act): scription for subheading 6211.33 having the

‘‘ 6211.33 Of man-made fibers: 6211.33.05 Recreational performance outerwear ...... 16% Free (AU, BH, CA, 76% CL, CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, P, PA, PE, SG) 6.4% (OM) 6211.33.10 Other ...... 16% Free (AU, BH, CA, CL, CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, P, PA, PE, SG) 6.4% (OM) 76% ’’. (29) By striking subheadings 6211.39.05 heading 6211.39.05 having the same degree of subheading 6211.39.05 (as in effect on the day through 6211.39.90 and inserting the fol- indentation as the article description for before the date of the enactment of this Act): lowing, with the article description for sub-

‘‘ 6211.39.05 Recreational performance outerwear ...... 2.8% Free (AU, BH, CA, 35% CL, CO, E*, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) Other: ...... 6211.39.10 Of wool or fine animal hair ...... 12% Free (AU, BH, CA, 58.5% CL, CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, P, PA, PE, SG) 4.8% (OM) 6211.39.20 Containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste ...... 0.5% Free (AU, BH, CA, 35% CL, CO, E, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 6211.39.90 Other ...... 2.8% Free (AU, BH, CA, CL, CO, E*, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 35% ’’. (30) By striking subheading 6211.42.00 and same degree of indentation as the article de- fect on the day before the date of the enact- inserting the following, with the article de- scription for subheading 6211.42.00 (as in ef- ment of this Act): scription for subheading 6211.42 having the

‘‘ 6211.42 Of cotton: 6211.42.05 Recreational performance outerwear ...... 8.1% Free (BH, CA, CL, 90% CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 7.2% (AU) 6211.42.10 Other ...... 8.1% Free (BH, CA, CL, CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 7.2% (AU) 90% ’’. (31) By striking subheading 6211.43.00 and same degree of indentation as the article de- fect on the day before the date of the enact- inserting the following, with the article de- scription for subheading 6211.43.00 (as in ef- ment of this Act): scription for subheading 6211.43 having the

‘‘ 6211.43 Of man-made fibers: 6211.43.05 Recreational performance outerwear ...... 16% Free (BH, CA, CL, 90% CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, P, PA, PE, SG) 8% (AU) 6.4% (OM)

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6211.43.10 Other ...... 16% Free (BH, CA, CL, CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, P, PA, PE, SG) 8% (AU) 6.4% (OM) 90% ’’.

(32) By striking subheadings 6211.49.10 heading 6211.49.05 having the same degree of subheading 6211.49.10 (as in effect on the day through 6211.49.90 and inserting the fol- indentation as the article description for before the date of the enactment of this Act): lowing, with the article description for sub-

‘‘ 6211.49.05 Recreational performance outerwear ...... 7.3% Free (BH, CA, CL, 35% CO, E, IL, JO, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 6.5% (AU) 2.9% (KR) Other: 6211.49.10 Containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk waste ...... 1.2% Free (AU, BH, CA, 35% CL, CO, E, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 6211.49.41 Of wool or fine animal hair ...... 12% Free (BH, CA, CL, 58.5% CO, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, P, PA, PE, SG) 4.8% (OM) 8% (AU) 6211.49.90 Other ...... 7.3% Free (BH, CA, CL, CO, E, IL, JO, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, SG) 6.5% (AU) 2.9% (KR) 35% ’’. (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the 64 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the the use of a coated or laminated textile fab- amendments made by this section shall— United States are amended by adding at the ric.’’. (1) take effect on the 180th day after the end the following: (b) DUTY TREATMENT FOR PROTECTIVE AC- date of the enactment of this Act; and ‘‘(f) For the purposes of subheadings TIVE FOOTWEAR.—Chapter 64 of the Har- (2) apply to articles entered, or withdrawn 6402.91.42 and 6402.99.32, the term ‘protective from warehouse for consumption, on or after active footwear’ means footwear (other than monized Tariff Schedule of the United States such 180th day. footwear described in Subheading Note 1) is amended as follows: that is designed for outdoor activities, such (1) By inserting after subheading 6402.91.40 SEC. 602. DUTY TREATMENT OF PROTECTIVE AC- as hiking shoes, trekking shoes, running the following new subheading, with the arti- TIVE FOOTWEAR. shoes, and trail running shoes, the foregoing cle description for subheading 6402.91.42 hav- (a) DEFINITION OF PROTECTIVE ACTIVE FOOT- valued over $24/pair and which provides pro- ing the same degree of indentation as the ar- WEAR.—The Additional U.S. Notes to chapter tection against water that is imparted by ticle description for subheading 6402.91.40:

‘‘ 6402.91.42 Protective active footwear (except footwear with waterproof molded bottoms, including bottoms comprising an outer sole and all or part of the upper and except footwear with insulation that provides protection against cold weather), whose height from the bottom of the outer sole to the top of the upper does not exceed 15.34 cm ...... 20% Free (AU, BH, CA, CL, D, E, IL, JO, KR, MA, MX, OM, P, PA, PE, R, SG) 35% ’’. (2) By inserting immediately preceding heading, with the article description for sub- indentation as the article description for subheading 6402.99.33 the following new sub- heading 6402.99.32 having the same degree of subheading 6402.99.33:

‘‘ 6402.99.32 Protective active footwear ...... 20% Free (AU, BH, CA, CL, D, IL, JO, MA, MX, P) 1% (PA) 6% (OM) 6% (PE) 12% (CO) 20% (KR) 35% ’’. (c) STAGED RATE REDUCTIONS.—The staged (2) apply to articles entered, or withdrawn Generalized System of Preferences under reductions in special rates of duty pro- from warehouse for consumption, on or after title V of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2461 claimed for subheading 6402.99.90 of the Har- such 15th day. et seq.), the African Growth and Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.), and the Caribbean monized Tariff Schedule of the United States TITLE VII—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS before the date of the enactment of this Act Basin Economic Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2701 SEC. 701. REPORT ON CONTRIBUTION OF TRADE et seq.), to the reduction of poverty and the shall be applied to subheading 6402.99.32 of PREFERENCE PROGRAMS TO RE- elimination of hunger. such Schedule, as added by subsection (b)(2), DUCING POVERTY AND ELIMI- beginning in calendar year 2016. NATING HUNGER. TITLE VIII—OFFSETS Not later than 1 year after the date of the (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the enactment of this Act, the President shall SEC. 801. CUSTOMS USER FEES EXTENSION. amendments made by this section shall— submit to Congress a report assessing the (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 13031(j)(3)(A) of (1) take effect on the 15th day after the contribution of the trade preference pro- the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconcili- date of the enactment of this Act; and grams of the United States, including the ation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(j)(3)(A)) is

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amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2024’’ ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise pro- (B) by striking ‘‘$250,000’’ and inserting and inserting ‘‘July 7, 2025’’. vided by the Secretary, no deduction shall be ‘‘$500,000’’; and (b) RATE FOR MERCHANDISE PROCESSING allowed under subsection (a) unless the tax- (3) in subparagraph (C)— FEES.—Section 503 of the United States– payer receives a statement furnished under (A) by striking ‘‘$200,000’’ and inserting Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementa- section 6050S(d) which contains all of the in- ‘‘$500,000’’; and tion Act (Public Law 112–41; 125 Stat. 460) is formation required by paragraph (2) thereof. (B) by striking ‘‘$500,000’’ (prior to amend- amended by striking ‘‘June 30, 2021’’ and in- ‘‘(B) STATEMENT RECEIVED BY DEPENDENT.— ment by subparagraph (A)) and inserting serting ‘‘June 30, 2025’’. The receipt of the statement referred to in ‘‘$1,500,000’’. SEC. 802. ADDITIONAL CUSTOMS USER FEES EX- subparagraph (A) by an individual described (d) PENALTY IN CASE OF INTENTIONAL DIS- TENSION. in subsection (c)(3) shall be treated for pur- REGARD.—Section 6721(e) of such Code is (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 13031(j)(3) of the poses of subparagraph (A) as received by the amended— Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation taxpayer.’’. (1) by striking ‘‘$250’’ in paragraph (2) and Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(j)(3)) is amended— (c) INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE PROVIDED inserting ‘‘$500’’; and (1) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ON PAYEE STATEMENT.—Section 6050S(d)(2) of (2) by striking ‘‘$1,500,000’’ in paragraph ‘‘September 30, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘Sep- such Code is amended to read as follows: (3)(A) and inserting ‘‘$3,000,000’’. ‘‘(2) the information required by subsection tember 30, 2025’’; and (e) FAILURE TO FURNISH CORRECT PAYEE (b)(2).’’. (2) by adding at the end the following: STATEMENTS.— ‘‘(D) Fees may be charged under para- (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 6722(a)(1) of such graphs (9) and (10) of subsection (a) during Code is amended— the period beginning on July 29, 2025, and years beginning after the date of the enact- ment of this Act. (A) by striking ‘‘$100’’ and inserting ‘‘$250’’; ending on September 30, 2025.’’. and (b) RATE FOR MERCHANDISE PROCESSING SEC. 805. SPECIAL RULE FOR EDUCATIONAL IN- (B) by striking ‘‘$1,500,000’’ and inserting STITUTIONS UNABLE TO COLLECT FEES.—Section 503 of the United States– ‘‘$3,000,000’’. Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementa- TINS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH RE- SPECT TO HIGHER EDUCATION TUI- (2) REDUCTION WHERE CORRECTION IN SPECI- tion Act (Public Law 112–41; 125 Stat. 460) is TION AND RELATED EXPENSES. FIED PERIOD.— amended by adding at the end the following: (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6724 of the Inter- (A) CORRECTION WITHIN 30 DAYS.—Section ‘‘(c) FURTHER ADDITIONAL PERIOD.—For the nal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by add- 6722(b)(1) of such Code is amended— period beginning on July 15, 2025, and ending ing at the end the following new subsection: (i) by striking ‘‘$30’’ and inserting ‘‘$50’’; on September 30, 2025, section 13031(a)(9) of ‘‘(f) SPECIAL RULE FOR RETURNS OF EDU- (ii) by striking ‘‘$100’’ and inserting ‘‘$250’’; the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconcili- CATIONAL INSTITUTIONS RELATED TO HIGHER and ation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(a)(9)) shall be EDUCATION TUITION AND RELATED EX- (iii) by striking ‘‘$250,000’’ and inserting applied and administered— PENSES.—No penalty shall be imposed under ‘‘$500,000’’. ‘‘(1) in subparagraph (A), by substituting section 6721 or 6722 solely by reason of failing (B) FAILURES CORRECTED ON OR BEFORE AU- ‘0.3464’ for ‘0.21’; and to provide the TIN of an individual on a re- GUST 1.—Section 6722(b)(2) of such Code is ‘‘(2) in subparagraph (B)(i), by substituting turn or statement required by section amended— ‘0.3464’ for ‘0.21’.’’. 6050S(a)(1) if the eligible educational institu- (i) by striking ‘‘$60’’ and inserting ‘‘$100’’; SEC. 803. TIME FOR PAYMENT OF CORPORATE ES- tion required to make such return contem- (ii) by striking ‘‘$100’’ (prior to amendment TIMATED TAXES. poraneously makes a true and accurate cer- by clause (i)) and inserting ‘‘$250’’; and Notwithstanding section 6655 of the Inter- tification under penalty of perjury (and in (iii) by striking ‘‘$500,000’’ and inserting nal Revenue Code of 1986, in the case of a such form and manner as may be prescribed ‘‘$1,500,000’’. corporation with assets of not less than by the Secretary) that it has complied with (3) LOWER LIMITATION FOR PERSONS WITH $1,000,000,000 (determined as of the end of the standards promulgated by the Secretary for GROSS RECEIPTS OF NOT MORE THAN $5,000,000.— preceding taxable year)— obtaining such individual’s TIN.’’. Section 6722(d)(1) of such Code is amended— (1) the amount of any required installment (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments (A) in subparagraph (A)— of corporate estimated tax which is other- made by this section shall apply to returns (i) by striking ‘‘$500,000’’ and inserting wise due in July, August, or September of required to be made, and statements re- ‘‘$1,000,000’’; and 2020 shall be increased by 8 percent of such quired to be furnished, after December 31, (ii) by striking ‘‘$1,500,000’’ and inserting amount (determined without regard to any 2015. ‘‘$3,000,000’’; increase in such amount not contained in SEC. 806. PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO FILE COR- (B) in subparagraph (B)— such Code); and RECT INFORMATION RETURNS AND (i) by striking ‘‘$75,000’’ and inserting (2) the amount of the next required install- PROVIDE PAYEE STATEMENTS. ‘‘$175,000’’; and ment after an installment referred to in (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6721(a)(1) of the (ii) by striking ‘‘$250,000’’ and inserting paragraph (1) shall be appropriately reduced Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— ‘‘$500,000’’; and to reflect the amount of the increase by rea- (1) by striking ‘‘$100’’ and inserting ‘‘$250’’; (C) in subparagraph (C)— son of such paragraph. and (i) by striking ‘‘$200,000’’ and inserting SEC. 804. PAYEE STATEMENT REQUIRED TO (2) by striking ‘‘$1,500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$500,000’’; and CLAIM CERTAIN EDUCATION TAX ‘‘$3,000,000’’. (ii) by striking ‘‘$500,000’’ (prior to amend- BENEFITS. (b) REDUCTION WHERE CORRECTION IN SPECI- ment by subparagraph (A)) and inserting (a) AMERICAN OPPORTUNITY CREDIT, HOPE FIED PERIOD.— ‘‘$1,500,000’’. SCHOLARSHIP CREDIT, AND LIFETIME LEARNING (1) CORRECTION WITHIN 30 DAYS.—Section (4) PENALTY IN CASE OF INTENTIONAL DIS- CREDIT.— 6721(b)(1) of such Code is amended— REGARD.—Section 6722(e) of such Code is (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 25A(g) of the In- (A) by striking ‘‘$30’’ and inserting ‘‘$50’’; amended— ternal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by (B) by striking ‘‘$100’’ and inserting ‘‘$250’’; (A) by striking ‘‘$250’’ in paragraph (2) and adding at the end the following new para- and inserting ‘‘$500’’; and graph: (C) by striking ‘‘$250,000’’ and inserting (B) by striking ‘‘$1,500,000’’ in paragraph ‘‘(8) PAYEE STATEMENT REQUIREMENT.—Ex- ‘‘$500,000’’. (3)(A) and inserting ‘‘$3,000,000’’. cept as otherwise provided by the Secretary, (2) FAILURES CORRECTED ON OR BEFORE AU- (f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments no credit shall be allowed under this section GUST 1.—Section 6721(b)(2) of such Code is made by this section shall apply with respect unless the taxpayer receives a statement fur- amended— to returns and statements required to be nished under section 6050S(d) which contains (A) by striking ‘‘$60’’ and inserting ‘‘$100’’; filed after December 31, 2015. all of the information required by paragraph (B) by striking ‘‘$100’’ (prior to amendment (2) thereof.’’. by subparagraph (A)) and inserting ‘‘$250’’; SEC. 807. CHILD TAX CREDIT NOT REFUNDABLE (2) STATEMENT RECEIVED BY DEPENDENT.— and FOR TAXPAYERS ELECTING TO EX- Section 25A(g)(3) of such Code is amended by (C) by striking ‘‘$500,000’’ and inserting CLUDE FOREIGN EARNED INCOME FROM TAX. striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subparagraph ‘‘$1,500,000’’. (A), by striking the period at the end of sub- (c) LOWER LIMITATION FOR PERSONS WITH (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 24(d) of the Inter- paragraph (B) and inserting ‘‘, and’’, and by GROSS RECEIPTS OF NOT MORE THAN nal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by add- adding at the end the following: $5,000,000.—Section 6721(d)(1) of such Code is ing at the end the following new paragraph: ‘‘(C) a statement described in paragraph (8) amended— ‘‘(5) EXCEPTION FOR TAXPAYERS EXCLUDING and received by such individual shall be (1) in subparagraph (A)— FOREIGN EARNED INCOME.—Paragraph (1) shall treated as received by the taxpayer.’’. (A) by striking ‘‘$500,000’’ and inserting not apply to any taxpayer for any taxable (b) DEDUCTION FOR QUALIFIED TUITION AND ‘‘$1,000,000’’; and year if such taxpayer elects to exclude any RELATED EXPENSES.—Section 222(d) of such (B) by striking ‘‘$1,500,000’’ and inserting amount from gross income under section 911 Code is amended by redesignating paragraph ‘‘$3,000,000’’; for such taxable year.’’. (6) as paragraph (7), and by inserting after (2) in subparagraph (B)— (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment paragraph (5) the following new paragraph: (A) by striking ‘‘$75,000’’ and inserting made by this section shall apply to taxable ‘‘(6) PAYEE STATEMENT REQUIREMENT.— ‘‘$175,000’’; and years beginning after December 31, 2014.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:49 Jun 19, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00073 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A18JN6.055 S18JNPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with SENATE S4328 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 18, 2015 SEC. 808. COVERAGE AND PAYMENT FOR RENAL MCCONNELL to the bill H.R. 1295, to ex- (Purpose: To improve section 1204, relating DIALYSIS SERVICES FOR INDIVID- tend the African Growth and Oppor- to the National Guard State Partnership UALS WITH ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY. Program) (a) COVERAGE.—Section 1861(s)(2)(F) of the tunity Act, the Generalized System of Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(2)(F)) Preferences, the preferential duty On page 599, after line 21, add the fol- is amended by inserting before the semicolon treatment program for Haiti, and for lowing: the following: ‘‘, including such renal dialy- other purposes; as follows: (g) ENHANCED SCOPE OF AUTHORITY.—Sub- sis services furnished on or after January 1, section (a)(1) of such section, as amended by In the amendment subsection (b)(1) of this section, is further 2017, by a renal dialysis facility or provider Strike ‘‘3 days’’ and insert ‘‘4 days’’ of services paid under section 1881(b)(14) to amended by inserting after ‘‘activities de- an individual with acute kidney injury (as f scribed in paragraph (2)’’ the following: ‘‘, to defined in section 1834(r)(2))’’. support the security cooperation objectives of the United States,’’. (b) PAYMENT.—Section 1834 of the Social AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m) is amended by MEET (h) PROCEDURES.—Such section, as amend- adding at the end the following new sub- ed by subsections (b) through (f) of this sec- COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL section: tion, is further amended— RESOURCES ‘‘(r) PAYMENT FOR RENAL DIALYSIS SERV- (1) by redesignating subsections (c) ICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH ACUTE KIDNEY IN- Mr. ROBERTS. Mr. President, I ask through (g) as subsections (d) through (h), JURY.— unanimous consent that the Com- respectively; and ‘‘(1) PAYMENT RATE.—In the case of renal mittee on Energy and Natural Re- (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol- dialysis services (as defined in subparagraph sources’ Subcommittee on Water and lowing new subsection (c): (B) of section 1881(b)(14)) furnished under this Power be authorized to meet during ‘‘(c) COORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES.—The part by a renal dialysis facility or provider Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall the session of the Senate on June 18, designate a director for each State and terri- of services paid under such section during a 2015, at 2 p.m., in room SD–366 of the year (beginning with 2017) to an individual tory to be responsible for the coordination of with acute kidney injury (as defined in para- Dirksen Senate Office Building. activities under a program established under graph (2)), the amount of payment under this The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without subsection (a) for such State or territory and part for such services shall be the base rate objection, it is so ordered. reporting on activities under the program.’’. (i) ANNUAL REPORT.—Paragraph (2)(B) of for renal dialysis services determined for COMMITTEE ON FINANCE such year under such section, as adjusted by subsection (f) of such section, as redesig- Mr. ROBERTS. Mr. President, I ask nated by subsection (h)(1) of this section, is any applicable geographic adjustment factor unanimous consent that the Com- applied under subparagraph (D)(iv)(II) of amended— such section and may be adjusted by the Sec- mittee on Finance be authorized to (1) in clause (iii), by inserting ‘‘or other retary (on a budget neutral basis for pay- meet during the session of the Senate government organizations’’ after ‘‘and secu- ments under this paragraph) by any other on June 18, 2015, at 10 a.m., in room rity forces’’; adjustment factor under subparagraph (D) of SD–215 of the Dirksen Senate Office (2) in clause (iv), by adding at the end be- such section. Building, to conduct a hearing entitled fore the period the following: ‘‘and country’’; ‘‘(2) INDIVIDUAL WITH ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY ‘‘Dead End, No Turn Around, Danger (3) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘training’’ and DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘indi- inserting ‘‘activities’’; and Ahead: Challenges to the Future of (4) by adding at the end the following: vidual with acute kidney injury’ means an Highway Funding.’’ individual who has acute loss of renal func- ‘‘(vi) An assessment of the extent to which tion and does not receive renal dialysis serv- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without the activities conducted during the previous ices for which payment is made under sec- objection, it is so ordered. year met the objectives described in clause tion 1881(b)(14).’’. SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE (v).’’. Mr. ROBERTS. Mr. President, I ask ORDER FOR PRINTING SA 2066. Mr. MCCONNELL proposed unanimous consent that the Select Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I an amendment to amendment SA 2065 Committee on Intelligence be author- further ask unanimous consent that proposed by Mr. MCCONNELL (for him- ized to meet during the session of the the bill as passed by the Senate be self and Mr. HATCH) to the bill H.R. Senate on June 18, 2015, at 2:30 p.m. printed. 1295, to extend the African Growth and The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Opportunity Act, the Generalized Sys- objection, it is so ordered. objection, it is so ordered. tem of Preferences, the preferential SUBCOMMITTEE ON REGULATORY AFFAIRS AND (The bill, H.R. 1735, as amended, will duty treatment program for Haiti, and FEDERAL MANAGEMENT be printed in a future edition of the for other purposes; as follows: Mr. ROBERTS. Mr. President, I ask RECORD.) At the end add the following. unanimous consent that the Sub- ‘‘This Act shall take effect 1 day after the committee on Regulatory Affairs and f date of enactment.’’ Federal Management of the Committee SA 2067. Mr. MCCONNELL proposed on Homeland Security and Govern- UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREE- an amendment to the bill H.R. 1295, to mental Affairs be authorized to meet MENT—EXECUTIVE CALENDAR during the session of the Senate on extend the African Growth and Oppor- Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I June 18, 2015, at 9 a.m., to conduct a tunity Act, the Generalized System of ask unanimous consent that on Mon- hearing entitled, ‘‘Re-examining EPA’s Preferences, the preferential duty day, June 22, at 5 p.m., the Senate pro- Management of the Renewable Fuel treatment program for Haiti, and for ceed to executive session to the en bloc Standard Program.’’ other purposes; as follows: consideration of Executive Calendar The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without At the end add the following. Nos. 156 and 124; that there be 30 min- objection, it is so ordered. ‘‘This Act shall take effect 2 days after the utes of debate equally divided in the date of enactment.’’ f usual form; that upon the use or yield- SA 2068. Mr. MCCONNELL proposed ing back of time, the Senate proceed to NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZA- vote without intervening action or de- an amendment to amendment SA 2067 TION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016 proposed by Mr. MCCONNELL to the bill bate on the nominations in the order H.R. 1295, to extend the African Growth AMENDMENT NO. 1474, AS MODIFIED listed, and that following disposition of and Opportunity Act, the Generalized Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I the nominations the motions to recon- System of Preferences, the preferential ask unanimous consent that notwith- sider be considered made and laid upon duty treatment program for Haiti, and standing the passage of H.R. 1735, the the table; that no further motions be in for other purposes; as follows: Coons amendment No. 1474, which was order to the nominations; that any In the Instructions agreed to, be modified by replacing the statements related to the nominations Strike ‘‘2 days’’ and insert ‘‘3 days’’ text therein with the text of Coons be printed in the Record; that the amendment No. 2058. President be immediately notified of SA 2069. Mr. MCCONNELL proposed The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without the Senate’s action and the Senate an amendment to amendment SA 2068 objection, it is so ordered. then resume legislative session. proposed by Mr. MCCONNELL to the The amendment, as modified, is as The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without amendment SA 2067 proposed by Mr. follows: objection, it is so ordered.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:49 Jun 19, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00074 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A18JN6.055 S18JNPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with SENATE June 18, 2015 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S4329 SURFACE TRANSPORTATION (6) by redesignating section 726 as section ‘‘(2) NONPUBLIC COLLABORATIVE DISCUS- BOARD REAUTHORIZATION ACT 1325. SIONS.— OF 2015 (b) INDEPENDENT ESTABLISHMENT.—Section ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 1301, as redesignated by subsection (a)(3), is 552b of title 5, a majority of the members Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I amended by striking subsection (a) and in- may hold a meeting that is not open to pub- ask unanimous consent that the Sen- serting the following: lic observation to discuss official agency ate proceed to the immediate consider- ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Surface Trans- business if— ation of Calendar No. 94, S. 808. portation Board is an independent establish- ‘‘(i) no formal or informal vote or other of- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ment of the United States Government.’’. ficial agency action is taken at the meeting; clerk will report the bill by title. (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— ‘‘(ii) each individual present at the meet- ing is a member or an employee of the Board; The senior assistant legislative clerk (1) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.—Section 1303, as redesignated by subsection (a)(3), is and read as follows: amended— ‘‘(iii) the General Counsel of the Board is A bill (S. 808) to establish the Surface (A) by striking subsections (a), (c), (f), and present at the meeting. Transportation Board as an independent es- (g); ‘‘(B) DISCLOSURE OF NONPUBLIC COLLABO- tablishment, and for other purposes. (B) by redesignating subsections (b), (d), RATIVE DISCUSSIONS.—Except as provided There being no objection, the Senate and (e) as subsections (a), (b), and (c), respec- under subparagraph (C), not later than 2 proceeded to consider the bill. tively; and business days after the conclusion of a meet- Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask unanimous (C) by adding at the end the following: ing under subparagraph (A), the Board shall consent that the bill be read a third ‘‘(d) SUBMISSION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS TO make available to the public, in a place eas- CONGRESS.— ily accessible to the public— time and passed and that the motion to ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Board submits any ‘‘(i) a list of the individuals present at the reconsider be considered made and laid budget estimate, budget request, supple- meeting; and upon the table. mental budget estimate, or other budget in- ‘‘(ii) a summary of the matters discussed The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without formation, legislative recommendation, pre- at the meeting, except for any matters the objection, it is so ordered. pared testimony for a congressional hearing, Board properly determines may be withheld The bill (S. 808) was ordered to be en- or comment on legislation to the President from the public under section 552b(c) of title grossed for a third reading, was read or to the Office of Management and Budget, 5. the third time, and passed, as follows: the Board shall concurrently submit a copy ‘‘(C) SUMMARY.—If the Board properly de- of such document to— termines matters may be withheld from the S. 808 ‘‘(A) the Committee on Commerce, public under section 555b(c) of title 5, the SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. Science, and Transportation of the Senate; Board shall provide a summary with as much (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as and general information as possible on those the ‘‘Surface Transportation Board Reau- ‘‘(B) the Committee on Transportation and matters withheld from the public. thorization Act of 2015’’. Infrastructure of the House of Representa- ‘‘(D) ONGOING PROCEEDINGS.—If a discussion (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of con- tives. under subparagraph (A) directly relates to an tents for this Act is as follows: ‘‘(2) NO APPROVAL REQUIRED.—No officer or ongoing proceeding before the Board, the Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. agency of the United States has any author- Board shall make the disclosure under sub- Sec. 2. References to title 49, United States ity to require the Board to submit budget es- paragraph (B) on the date of the final Board Code. timates or requests, legislative recommenda- decision. Sec. 3. Establishment of Surface Transpor- tions, prepared testimony for congressional ‘‘(E) PRESERVATION OF OPEN MEETINGS RE- tation Board as an independent hearings, or comments on legislation to any QUIREMENTS FOR AGENCY ACTION.—Nothing in establishment. officer or agency of the United States for ap- this paragraph may be construed to limit the Sec. 4. Surface Transportation Board mem- proval, comments, or review before submit- applicability of section 552b of title 5 with bership. ting such recommendations, testimony, or respect to a meeting of the members other Sec. 5. Nonpublic collaborative discussions. comments to Congress.’’. than that described in this paragraph. Sec. 6. Reports. SEC. 4. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD MEM- ‘‘(F) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing Sec. 7. Authorization of appropriations. BERSHIP. in this paragraph may be construed— Sec. 8. Agent in the District of Columbia. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1301(b), as redes- ‘‘(i) to limit the applicability of section Sec. 9. Department of Transportation In- ignated by subsection 3(a), is amended— 552b of title 5 with respect to any informa- spector General authority. tion which is proposed to be withheld from Sec. 10. Amendment to table of sections. (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) by striking ‘‘3 members’’ and inserting the public under subparagraph (B)(ii); or Sec. 11. Procedures for rate cases. ‘‘(ii) to authorize the Board to withhold Sec. 12. Investigative authority. ‘‘5 members’’; and from any individual any record that is acces- Sec. 13. Arbitration of certain rail rates and (B) by striking ‘‘2 members’’ and inserting sible to that individual under section 552a of practices disputes. ‘‘3 members’’; and title 5, United States Code.’’. Sec. 14. Effect of proposals for rates from (2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting multiple origins and destina- the following: SEC. 6. REPORTS. tions. ‘‘(2) At all times— (a) REPORTS.—Section 1304, as amended by Sec. 15. Reports. ‘‘(A) at least 3 members of the Board shall section 3, is further amended— Sec. 16. Criteria. be individuals with professional standing and (1) by striking the section heading and in- Sec. 17. Construction. demonstrated knowledge in the fields of serting the following: SEC. 2. REFERENCES TO TITLE 49, UNITED transportation, transportation regulation, or ‘‘§ 1304. Reports’’; STATES CODE. economic regulation; and (2) by inserting ‘‘(a) ANNUAL REPORT.—’’ Except as otherwise expressly provided, ‘‘(B) at least 2 members shall be individ- before ‘‘The Board’’; wherever in this Act an amendment or repeal uals with professional or business experience (3) by striking ‘‘on its activities.’’ and in- is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or (including agriculture) in the private sec- serting ‘‘on its activities, including each in- repeal of, a section or other provision, the tor.’’. stance in which the Board has initiated an reference shall be considered to be made to a (b) REPEAL OF OBSOLETE PROVISION.—Sec- investigation on its own initiative under this section or other provision of title 49, United tion 1301(b), as amended by this section, is chapter or subtitle IV.’’; and States Code. further amended— (4) by adding at the end the following: SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF SURFACE TRANS- (1) by striking paragraph (4); ‘‘(b) RATE CASE REVIEW METRICS.— PORTATION BOARD AS AN INDE- (2) by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), and ‘‘(1) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—The Board shall PENDENT ESTABLISHMENT. (7) as paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respec- post a quarterly report of rail rate review (a) REDESIGNATION OF CHAPTER 7 OF TITLE tively; and cases pending or completed by the Board 49, UNITED STATES CODE.—Title 49 is amend- (3) in paragraph (4), as redesignated, by during the previous quarter that includes— ed— striking ‘‘who becomes a member of the ‘‘(A) summary information of the case, in- (1) by moving chapter 7 after chapter 11 in Board pursuant to paragraph (4), or an indi- cluding the docket number, case name, com- subtitle II; vidual’’. modity or commodities involved, and rate (2) by redesignating chapter 7 as chapter SEC. 5. NONPUBLIC COLLABORATIVE DISCUS- review guideline or guidelines used; 13; SIONS. ‘‘(B) the date on which the rate review pro- (3) by redesignating sections 701 through Section 1303(a), as redesignated by sub- ceeding began; 706 as sections 1301 through 1306, respec- sections (a) and (c) of section 3, is amended ‘‘(C) the date for the completion of dis- tively; to read as follows: covery; (4) by striking sections 725 and 727; ‘‘(a) OPEN MEETINGS.— ‘‘(D) the date for the completion of the evi- (5) by redesignating sections 721 through ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall be dentiary record; 724 as sections 1321 through 1324, respec- deemed to be an agency for purposes of sec- ‘‘(E) the date for the submission of closing tively; and tion 552b of title 5. briefs;

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(b) COMPILATION OF COMPLAINTS AT SUR- Transportation and Infrastructure of the ‘‘(B) The Board may extend a timeline FACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD.— House of Representatives that describe any under subparagraph (A) after a request from (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1304, as amended progress made in implementing actions to any party or in the interest of due process.’’. by subsection (a), is further amended by add- address the problems referred to in para- (c) PROCEDURES.—Not later than 180 days ing at the end the following: graph (1). after the date of the enactment of this Act, ‘‘(c) COMPLAINTS.— ‘‘(c) ACCESS TO INFORMATION.—In carrying the Surface Transportation Board shall ini- ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall estab- out this section, the Inspector General may tiate a proceeding to assess procedures that lish and maintain a database of complaints exercise authorities granted to the Inspector are available to parties in litigation before received by the Board. General under subsections (a) and (b) of sec- courts to expedite such litigation and the po- ‘‘(2) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—The Board shall tion 6 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 tential application of any such procedures to post a quarterly report of formal and infor- U.S.C. App.). rate cases. mal service complaints received by the ‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— (d) EXPIRED RAIL SERVICE CONTRACT LIMI- Board during the previous quarter that in- ‘‘(1) FUNDING.—There are authorized to be TATION.—Section 10709 is amended by strik- cludes— appropriated to the Secretary of Transpor- ing subsection (h). ‘‘(A) the date on which the complaint was tation for use by the Inspector General of SEC. 12. INVESTIGATIVE AUTHORITY. received by the Board; the Department of Transportation such sums (a) AUTHORITY TO INITIATE INVESTIGA- ‘‘(B) a list of the type of each complaint; as may be necessary to cover expenses asso- TIONS.—Section 11701(a) is amended— ‘‘(C) the geographic region of each com- ciated with activities pursuant to the au- (1) by striking ‘‘only on complaint’’ and in- plaint; and thority exercised under this section. serting ‘‘on the Board’s own initiative or ‘‘(D) the resolution of each complaint, if ‘‘(2) REIMBURSABLE AGREEMENT.—In the ab- upon receiving a complaint pursuant to sub- appropriate. sence of an appropriation under this sub- section (b)’’; and ‘‘(3) WRITTEN CONSENT.—The quarterly re- section for an expense referred to in para- (2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘If port may identify a complainant that sub- graph (1), the Inspector General and the the Board finds a violation of this part in a mitted an informal complaint only upon the Board shall have a reimbursement agree- proceeding brought on its own initiative, any written consent of the complainant. ment to cover such expense.’’. remedy from such proceeding may only be ‘‘(4) WEBSITE POSTING.—Each quarterly re- SEC. 10. AMENDMENT TO TABLE OF SECTIONS. applied prospectively.’’. port shall be posted on the Board’s public The table of sections for chapter 13, as re- (b) LIMITATIONS ON INVESTIGATIONS OF THE website.’’. designated by section 3(a), is amended to BOARD’S INITIATIVE.—Section 11701, as SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. read as follows: amended by subsection (a), is further amend- Section 1305, as redesignated by section 3, ‘‘CHAPTER 13—SURFACE ed by adding at the end the following: is amended by striking paragraphs (1) TRANSPORTATION BOARD ‘‘(d) In any investigation commenced on through (3) and inserting the following: ‘‘I—ESTABLISHMENT the Board’s own initiative, the Board shall— ‘‘(1) $33,000,000 for fiscal year 2016; ‘‘(1) not later than 30 days after initiating ‘‘Sec. ‘‘(2) $35,000,000 for fiscal year 2017; the investigation, provide written notice to ‘‘1301. Establishment of Board ‘‘(3) $35,500,000 for fiscal year 2018; the parties under investigation, which shall ‘‘1302. Functions. ‘‘(4) $35,500,000 for fiscal year 2019; and state the basis for such investigation; ‘‘1303. Administrative provisions. ‘‘(2) only investigate issues that are of na- ‘‘(5) $36,000,000 for fiscal year 2020.’’. ‘‘1304. Reports. tional or regional significance; SEC. 8. AGENT IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. ‘‘1305. Authorization of appropriations. ‘‘(3) permit the parties under investigation (a) DESIGNATION OF AGENT AND SERVICE OF ‘‘1306. Reporting official action. to file a written statement describing any or NOTICE.—Section 1323, as redesignated by ‘‘II—ADMINISTRATIVE section 3(a), is amended— all facts and circumstances concerning a ‘‘1321. Powers. (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘in the matter which may be the subject of such in- ‘‘1322. Board action. District of Columbia,’’; and vestigation; ‘‘1323. Service of notice in Board proceedings. (2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘in the ‘‘(4) make available to the parties under in- ‘‘1324. Service of process in court pro- District of Columbia’’. vestigation and Board members— ceedings. (b) SERVICE OF PROCESS IN COURT PRO- ‘‘(A) any recommendations made as a re- ‘‘1325. Railroad-Shipper Transportation Advi- CEEDINGS.—Section 1324(a), as redesignated sult of the investigation; and sory Council. by section 3(a), is amended by striking ‘‘in ‘‘(B) a summary of the findings that sup- ‘‘1326. Authority of the Inspector General.’’. the District of Columbia’’ each place such port such recommendations; phrase appears. SEC. 11. PROCEDURES FOR RATE CASES. ‘‘(5) to the extent practicable, separate the (a) SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURE.—Section investigative and decisionmaking functions SEC. 9. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IN- SPECTOR GENERAL AUTHORITY. 10701(d)(3) is amended to read as follows: of staff; ‘‘(3) The Board shall maintain 1 or more ‘‘(6) dismiss any investigation that is not Subchapter II of chapter 13, as redesig- simplified and expedited methods for deter- concluded by the Board with administrative nated by section 3(a)(2), is amended by in- mining the reasonableness of challenged finality within 1 year after the date on which serting after section 1325, as redesignated by rates in those cases in which a full stand- it was commenced; and section 3(a)(6), the following: alone cost presentation is too costly, given ‘‘(7) not later than 90 days after receiving ‘‘§ 1326. Authority of the Inspector General the value of the case.’’. the recommendations and summary of find- ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Inspector General of (b) EXPEDITED HANDLING; RATE REVIEW ings under paragraph (4)— the Department of Transportation, in ac- TIMELINES.—Section 10704(d) is amended— ‘‘(A) dismiss the investigation if no further cordance with the mission of the Inspector (1) by striking ‘‘(d) Within 9 months’’ and action is warranted; or General to prevent and detect fraud and all that follows through ‘‘railroad rates.’’ ‘‘(B) initiate a proceeding to determine if a abuse, shall have authority to review only and inserting the following: provision under this part has been violated. the financial management, property manage- ‘‘(d)(1) The Board shall maintain proce- ‘‘(e)(1) Any parties to an investigation ment, and business operations of the Surface dures to ensure the expeditious handling of against whom a violation is found as a result Transportation Board, including internal ac- challenges to the reasonableness of railroad of an investigation begun on the Board’s own counting and administrative control sys- rates.’’; and initiative may, not later than 60 days after tems, to determine the Board’s compliance (2) by adding at the end the following: the date of the order of the Board finding with applicable Federal laws, rules, and reg- ‘‘(2)(A) Except as provided under subpara- such a violation, institute an action in the ulations. graph (B), in a stand-alone cost rate chal- United States court of appeals for the appro- ‘‘(b) DUTIES.—In carrying out this section, lenge, the Board shall comply with the fol- priate judicial circuit for de novo review of the Inspector General shall— lowing timeline: such order in accordance with chapter 7 of ‘‘(1) keep the Chairman of the Board, the ‘‘(i) Discovery shall be completed not later title 5. Committee on Commerce, Science, and than 150 days after the date on which the ‘‘(2) The court— Transportation of the Senate, and the Com- challenge is initiated. ‘‘(A) shall have jurisdiction to enter a mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure ‘‘(ii) The development of the evidentiary judgment affirming, modifying, or setting of the House of Representatives fully and record shall be completed not later than 155 aside, in whole or in part, the order of the currently informed about problems relating days after the date on which discovery is Board; and to administration of the internal accounting completed under clause (i). ‘‘(B) may remand the proceeding to the and administrative control systems of the ‘‘(iii) The closing brief shall be submitted Board for such further action as the court Board; not later than 60 days after the date on may direct.’’.

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(c) RULEMAKINGS FOR INVESTIGATIONS OF ‘‘(d) ARBITRATION DECISIONS.—Any decision ‘‘(2) PRACTICE DISPUTES.—The damage THE BOARD’S INITIATIVE.—Not later than 1 reached in an arbitration process under this award for practice disputes may not exceed year after the date of the enactment of this section— $2,000,000. Act, the Board shall issue rules, after notice ‘‘(1) shall be consistent with sound prin- ‘‘(3) RATE DISPUTES.— and comment rulemaking, for investigations ciples of rail regulation economics; ‘‘(A) MONETARY LIMIT.—The damage award commenced on its own initiative that— ‘‘(2) shall be in writing; for rate disputes, including any rate pre- (1) comply with the requirements of sec- ‘‘(3) shall contain findings of fact and con- scription, may not exceed $25,000,000. tion 11701(d) of title 49, United States Code, clusions; ‘‘(B) TIME LIMIT.—Any rate prescription as added by subsection (b); ‘‘(4) shall be binding upon the parties; and shall be limited to not longer than 5 years (2) satisfy due process requirements; and ‘‘(5) shall not have any precedential effect from the date of the arbitral decision. (3) take into account ex parte constraints. in any other or subsequent arbitration dis- ‘‘(h) BOARD REVIEW.—If a party appeals a SEC. 13. ARBITRATION OF CERTAIN RAIL RATES pute. decision under this section to the Board, the AND PRACTICES DISPUTES. ‘‘(e) TIMELINES.— Board may review the decision under this N ENERAL (a) I G .—Chapter 117 is amended ‘‘(1) SELECTION.—An arbitrator or panel of section to determine if— by adding at the end the following: arbitrators shall be selected not later than 14 ‘‘(1) the decision is consistent with sound ‘‘§ 11708. Voluntary arbitration of certain rail days after the date of the Board’s decision to principles of rail regulation economics; rates and practices disputes initiate arbitration. ‘‘(2) a clear abuse of arbitral authority or ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year ‘‘(2) EVIDENTIARY PROCESS.—The evi- discretion occurred; after the date of the enactment of the Sur- dentiary process of the voluntary and bind- ‘‘(3) the decision directly contravenes stat- face Transportation Board Reauthorization ing arbitration process shall be completed utory authority; or Act of 2015, the Board shall promulgate regu- not later than 90 days after the date on ‘‘(4) the award limitation under subsection lations to establish a voluntary and binding which the arbitration process is initiated un- (g) was violated.’’. arbitration process to resolve rail rate and less— (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of practice complaints subject to the jurisdic- ‘‘(A) a party requests an extension; and contents for chapter 117 is amended by add- tion of the Board. ‘‘(B) the arbitrator or panel of arbitrators, ing at the end the following: ‘‘(b) COVERED DISPUTES.—The voluntary as applicable, grants such extension request. ‘‘11708. Voluntary arbitration of certain rail and binding arbitration process established ‘‘(3) DECISION.—The arbitrator or panel of rates and practice disputes.’’. pursuant to subsection (a)— arbitrators, as applicable, shall issue a deci- SEC. 14. EFFECT OF PROPOSALS FOR RATES ‘‘(1) shall apply to disputes involving— sion not later than 30 days after the date on FROM MULTIPLE ORIGINS AND DES- ‘‘(A) rates, demurrage, accessorial charges, which the evidentiary record is closed. TINATIONS. misrouting, or mishandling of rail cars; or ‘‘(4) EXTENSIONS.—The Board may extend (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days ‘‘(B) a carrier’s published rules and prac- any of the timelines under this subsection after the date of the enactment of this Act, tices as applied to particular rail transpor- upon the agreement of all parties in the dis- the Comptroller General of the United States tation; pute. shall commence a study of rail transpor- ‘‘(2) shall not apply to disputes— ‘‘(f) ARBITRATORS.— tation contract proposals containing mul- ‘‘(A) to obtain the grant, denial, stay, or tiple origin-to-destination movements. revocation of any license, authorization, or ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Unless otherwise agreed by all of the parties, an arbitration under (b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after exemption; commencing the study required under sub- ‘‘(B) to prescribe for the future any con- this section shall be conducted by an arbi- trator or panel of arbitrators, which shall be section (a), the Comptroller General shall duct, rules, or results of general, industry- submit a report containing the results of the wide applicability; selected from a roster, maintained by the Board, of persons with rail transportation, study to— ‘‘(C) to enforce a labor protective condi- (1) the Committee on Commerce, Science, tion; or economic regulation, professional or busi- ness experience, including agriculture, in the and Transportation of the Senate; and ‘‘(D) that are solely between 2 or more rail (2) the Committee on Transportation and carriers; and private sector. ‘‘(2) INDEPENDENCE.—In an arbitration Infrastructure of the House of Representa- ‘‘(3) shall not prevent parties from inde- tives. pendently seeking or utilizing private arbi- under this section, the arbitrators shall per- tration services to resolve any disputes the form their duties with diligence, good faith, SEC. 15. REPORTS. parties may have. and in a manner consistent with the require- (a) REPORT ON RATE CASE METHODOLOGY.— ‘‘(c) ARBITRATION PROCEDURES.— ments of impartiality and independence. Not later than 1 year after the date of the ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Board— ‘‘(3) SELECTION.— enactment of this Act, the Surface Transpor- ‘‘(A) may make the voluntary and binding ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the parties cannot tation Board shall submit a report to the arbitration process established pursuant to mutually agree on an arbitrator, or the lead congressional committees referred to in sec- subsection (a) available only to the relevant arbitrator of a panel of arbitrators, the par- tion 14(b) that— parties; ties shall select the arbitrator or lead arbi- (1) indicates whether current large rate ‘‘(B) may make the voluntary and binding trator from the roster by alternately strik- case methodologies are sufficient, not un- arbitration process available only— ing names from the roster until only 1 name duly complex, and cost effective; ‘‘(i) after receiving the written consent to remains meeting the criteria set forth in (2) indicates whether alternative meth- arbitrate from all relevant parties; and paragraph (1). odologies exist, or could be developed, to ‘‘(ii)(I) after the filing of a written com- ‘‘(B) PANEL OF ARBITRATORS.—If the parties streamline, expedite, and address the com- plaint; or agree to select a panel of arbitrators, instead plexity of large rate cases; and ‘‘(II) through other procedures adopted by of a single arbitrator, the panel shall be se- (3) only includes alternative methodolo- the Board in a rulemaking proceeding; lected under this subsection as follows: gies, which exist or could be developed, that ‘‘(C) with respect to rate disputes, may ‘‘(i) The parties to a dispute may mutually are consistent with sound economic prin- make the voluntary and binding arbitration select 1 arbitrator from the roster to serve as ciples. process available only to the relevant parties the lead arbitrator of the panel of arbitra- (b) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—Beginning not if the rail carrier has market dominance (as tors. later than 60 days after the date of the enact- determined under section 10707); and ‘‘(ii) If the parties cannot mutually agree ment of this Act, the Surface Transportation ‘‘(D) may initiate the voluntary and bind- on a lead arbitrator, the parties shall select Board shall submit quarterly reports to the ing arbitration process not later than 40 days a lead arbitrator using the process described congressional committees referred to in sec- after the date on which a written complaint in subparagraph (A). tion 14(b) that describes the Surface Trans- is filed or through other procedures adopted ‘‘(iii) In addition to the lead arbitrator se- portation Board’s progress toward addressing by the Board in a rulemaking proceeding. lected under this subparagraph, each party the issues raised in each unfinished regu- ‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—Initiation of the vol- to a dispute shall select 1 additional arbi- latory proceeding, regardless of whether the untary and binding arbitration process shall trator from the roster, regardless of whether proceeding is subject to a statutory or regu- preclude the Board from separately review- the other party struck out the arbitrator’s latory deadline. ing a complaint or dispute related to the name under subparagraph (A). SEC. 16. CRITERIA. same rail rate or practice in a covered dis- ‘‘(4) COST.—The parties shall share the Section 10704(a)(2) is amended by inserting pute involving the same parties. costs incurred by the Board and arbitrators ‘‘for the infrastructure and investment need- ‘‘(3) RATES.—In resolving a covered dispute equally, with each party responsible for pay- ed to meet the present and future demand for involving the reasonableness of a rail car- ing its own legal and other associated arbi- rail services and’’ after ‘‘management,’’. rier’s rates, the arbitrator or panel of arbi- tration costs. SEC. 17. CONSTRUCTION. trators, as applicable, shall consider the ‘‘(g) RELIEF.— Nothing in this Act may be construed to Board’s methodologies for setting maximum ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the limita- affect any suit commenced by or against the lawful rates, giving due consideration to the tions set forth in paragraphs (2) and (3), an Surface Transportation Board, or any pro- need for differential pricing to permit a rail arbitral decision under this section may ceeding or challenge pending before the Sur- carrier to collect adequate revenues (as de- award the payment of damages or rate pre- face Transportation Board, before the date of termined under section 10704(a)(2)). scriptive relief. the enactment of this Act.

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IN MEMORIAM OF ANN DUVALL gratulating Mr. Andrew Buehler for his accept- ing production by 5.84% and increasing jobs ance to attend the People to People World by 15% in 2014 alone. HON. JARED HUFFMAN Leadership Forum in Washington, D.C. Found- And as the author of the Assessing OF CALIFORNIA ed by President Eisenhower, this program has Progress in Haiti Act, which was passed into provided opportunities for over 500,000 poten- law last year, I know we need to do everything IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tial leaders from around the world. Students we can to continue to support programs that Thursday, June 18, 2015 accepted to this program are selected for their would aid its economic recovery—particularly Mr. HUFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in academic excellence, leadership potential and after the devastating earthquake in 2010. honor of Ann Duvall, who passed away on distinguished citizenship. I urge my colleagues to support this impor- June 15, 2014 at her home in Sausalito, Cali- Andrew’s hard work and dedication to his tant bill. fornia at the age of 66. Her family and friends academics made him an exemplar candidate f are taking time this week to honor her extraor- for the program. During his time at the forum, dinary life. Fittingly, the celebration will be held Andrew will participate in a curriculum focused HONORING SHERIFF JOHN H. at the Pt. Reyes National Seashore. As a life- on leadership and educational development RUTHERFORD FOR MORE THAN long outdoors enthusiast, Mrs. Duvall would with students from a variety of cultures and 40 YEARS OF SERVICE IN LAW have loved nothing more than to spend time backgrounds. Andrew’s selection as a 2015 ENFORCEMENT with her loved ones in a place so close to World Leadership Forum participant is a testa- heart. ment to his achievements, and something that HON. ANDER CRENSHAW Mrs. Duvall was known for her technological he and his family should be proud of. OF FLORIDA leadership and role in advancing free speech, I ask you to join me in congratulating Mr. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Andrew Buehler for receiving this distinctive but more than that she will be remembered for Thursday, June 18, 2015 her kindness, her passion, and her love for honor. life. Born and raised in New York, she moved f Mr. CRENSHAW. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to California after college, where she received to honor the service of Jacksonville Sheriff a master’s degree from Stanford University, MOTION TO CONCUR IN THE SEN- John H. Rutherford, who is retiring after 12 began her career, and met her husband of 37 ATE AMENDMENT WITH AN years as our city’s sheriff and after serving years, Bill. AMENDMENT TO H.R. 1295—THE more than 40 years in law enforcement. He Together, the Duvalls helped found and run TRADE PREFERENCES EXTEN- has been a voice of vision and action in our Surfwatch Software, the first program that al- SION ACT OF 2015 Jacksonville community. Although law enforce- lowed users to block explicit online content ment always has its challenges, John’s leader- back in the nascent days of the internet. Surf- HON. BARBARA LEE ship style embraced the opportunities to make watch was later used—successfully—as a OF CALIFORNIA a difference and better the quality of life for linchpin in arguments to repeal the anti-inde- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the citizens of Jacksonville. Sheriff Rutherford always wore his badge cency provisions of the Communications De- Thursday, June 18, 2015 cency Act, seen as a victory for free speech with pride. He received expert training as a advocates. Ms. LEE. Mr. Speaker, let me just thank law enforcement professional, and he made While her professional accomplishments are Representative RANGEL, a real leader and sure each one of his police officers received impressive, I’d be remiss not to mention her long-time supporter of AGOA, and Represent- the best training available. That being said, I unyielding enthusiasm, thirst for adventure, ative KAREN BASS for their leadership on these can tell you that John would be the first to ac- and compassion for others. Mrs. Duvall ex- issues. knowledge that though training is vital to the celled at nearly every sport she came across, Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 1295, officers, it’s not everything. It is his belief that from tennis to swimming to cycling. A Franco- to Concur in the Senate Amendment with an a police officer also must learn to respect oth- phile and avid backpacker, she and her hus- Amendment to the Trade Preferences Exten- ers who have different perspectives, beliefs, band hiked the entire GR10 trail in France, sion Act of 2015. and histories, and to learn from them. John, a walking from the Atlantic Ocean to the Medi- This bipartisan bill provides for a long-term devout Christian, never shied away from that terranean Sea. But her gusto was not re- extension of the African Growth and Oppor- foundation in his beliefs and principles. served just for herself. Following a bout with tunity Act (AGOA), renews the Generalized The list of programs that benefitted Jack- breast cancer, Mrs. Duvall worked as an advo- System of Preferences, and extends the sonville under Sheriff Rutherford’s tenure is cate for other breast cancer patients. She had HOPE and HELP programs for products from both long and varied. He believed strongly that a way with people that left anyone she came Haiti until 2025. we must put resources into programs for our across feeling welcomed and appreciated. And as a senior member of the Appropria- youth as investments in our future and that Our community is a slightly darker place tions Committee and the State, Foreign Oper- crime prevention is the most cost-effective today without Ann Duvall lightening our lives. ations, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, I method of law enforcement. John utilized $3.7 On the first anniversary of her passing, Ann’s know just how important these types of pro- million in seized drug money for prevention memory prevails in our thoughts and our grams are to the U.S.-African relationship and and intervention projects that made a signifi- hearts. It is therefore appropriate that we pay to countries like Haiti. cant difference in many lives. He engaged in tribute to her today and express our deepest As my colleagues have stated, AGOA has the community and encouraged his officers to condolences to her husband, family, and been a cornerstone of the U.S.-African rela- set good examples, urging them to volunteer friends. tionship and has resulted in the creation of as mentors, coaches, charity board members, f thousands of jobs—in Africa and the United and participants. States. With continued support for AGOA, we John Rutherford is a man of vision who en- HONORING MR. ANDREW BUEHLER also have the potential to increase small-and- couraged others to take courageous steps and medium businesses between U.S. and African make difficult decisions. He instituted crime HON. BLAINE LUETKEMEYER jobs. fighting initiatives, such as Operation Safe OF MISSOURI Let me also just mention just how important Streets, that helped achieve the lowest crime IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the extension of the HOPE and HELP pro- numbers since records were first kept 35 grams included in this bill are to Haiti. These years ago. In an effort to increase citizen en- Thursday, June 18, 2015 programs have had a tremendous effect on gagement, John also established Advisory Mr. LUETKEMEYER. Mr. Speaker, I rise Haiti’s economy. Haiti’s textile sector has Councils, an initiative greatly appreciated in today to ask my colleagues to join me in con- made great progress in recent years, increas- our Jacksonville community. Furthermore,

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He hosted live Inter- Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016,’’ for track, and monitor the daily activities of ordi- net Call-In shows, established the Six Pillars several reasons. nary law abiding citizens. of Character Award, and regularly recognized I opposed the rule because Section 2 of the The balance between liberty and security employees for their good works. In all of these rule permits the House leadership to continue must be respected to preserve our way of life ways, John led the 3,000 men and women at to be postponed through the legislative day of and the values that countless generations our Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office to become a Thursday, July 30, 2015, further consideration have fought to preserve. vital and interwoven part in the fabric of our of the motion to reconsider the vote by the This includes taking precautionary measures community. House rejecting the Senate amendment to to ensure that their lives are safe from emi- Sheriff John Rutherford led our Jacksonville H.R. 1314, the ‘‘Trade Adjustment Act of nent danger and terrorist threats both domesti- Sheriff’s Office for 12 years. He was an effec- 2015.’’ cally and abroad. I have long supported effective legislation tive leader and his quiet, firm voice was al- I do not believe it is appropriate to com- that seeks to do this such as the bipartisan ways listened to during times of alarm. I am mingle in one rule subjects as complex, crit- USA FREEDOM Act, which imposes nec- proud to call him friend and thank him for his ical, and disparate as international trade pol- essary limits on the bulk collection of tele- service. icy, on the one hand, and authorization of In- telligence community programs and activities, communication metadata on U.S. citizens by f on the other. American intelligence agencies, including the NASHVILLE COMMUNITY HIGH They should be considered separately, de- National Security Agency. SCHOOL HORNETTES bated separately, and voted on separately. Because I have long advocated greater di- Second, I also opposed the rule because versity and inclusion in government con- HON. JOHN SHIMKUS the appropriations authorized by H.R. 2596 tracting and procurement, I am pleased that are predicated on a continuation of the draco- H.R. 2596 includes section 334, which re- OF ILLINOIS nian funding levels set by sequestration rather quires the Director of National Intelligence to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES than more realistic and responsible limits to be submit a report to Congress regarding partici- Thursday, June 18, 2015 negotiated and agreed to by the House and pation in contracting opportunities by women, minorities, veterans, and small businesses Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Senate. awarded by elements of the intelligence com- acknowledge the third state victory of the I agree with President Obama that prior to munity for goods, equipment, tools, and serv- Nashville Community High School Hornettes consideration of appropriations or annual au- ices. as the Class 2A softball state champions. thorization bills, the House and Senate should first reach agreement on a fair and balanced There are several other provisions in the bill On June 6, 2015, the Hornettes won the that I support, including provisions: allowing Class 2A State Championship in a 1–0 victory budget framework that does not harm our economy or require draconian cuts to middle- the Department of Energy’s national labora- over Brimfield. I would like to congratulate tories to compete for homeland security freshman Mackenzie McFeron for scoring the class priorities. When applied to national security informa- grants; ensuring better understanding of FBI game’s only run, after reaching base on a resource allocation against domestic and for- bunt single. tion gathering, sequestration is harmful be- cause it adversely affects the ability of the in- eign threats, and the role of the FBI and DNI I would like to congratulate Coach Dempsey in countering violent extremism, particularly Witte for leading the team to three state tro- telligence community to: provide strategic warning to decision-makers across all levels of among young people; promoting greater over- phies in the past four years. I would also like sight of the Intelligence Community’s relation- to congratulate senior, Maci Ingram, who government; improve collection technologies to exploit existing and future opportunities and ships with certain foreign partners; and giving pitched for the team in all three state appear- increase resilience; provide cutting-edge tech- intelligence support to the Ukraine. ances. My congratulations go out to the entire nical analysis of counterintelligence, cyber, ad- But, on balance, Mr. Chair, H.R. 2596 con- coaching staff and team comprised of: Maci vanced weapons, and proliferation threats; to tains more objectionable than salutary provi- Ingram, Jordi Harre, Emily Thompson, Daley spur IC integration; and increase intelligence sions, and for that reason I cannot support the Buchanan, Karly Stanowski, Brooke Bartling, capacity by investing in critical information bill or the rule governing the terms of floor de- Paige Kasten, Dierdra Holzhauer, Brooke technologies. bate. Burcham, Mackenzie McFeron, Jordan Third, I oppose the bill because it uses f Stiegman, Alli Liske, Bethany Hinkle, Charlie funds intended for Overseas Contingency Op- Heck, Dakota Hunter, Patrick Weathers, Joey PROTECT MEDICAL INNOVATION erations (OCO) in a manner that is inappro- ACT OF 2015 Lane, trainer John Becker, and head coach priate. Dempsey Witte. By ignoring the pre-negotiated terms regard- SPEECH OF I look forward to the continued success of ing war spending, H.R. 2596 seeks to take the Nashville Community High School monies budgeted for war and defense and HON. ELIZABETH H. ESTY OF CONNECTICUT Hornettes. I extend my best wishes for an- apply them to domestic defense while neglect- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES other outstanding season next year. ing other vital non-defense priorities of the f American people. Wednesday, June 17, 2015 INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION Specifically, the bill uses OCO funding to Ms. ESTY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ex- ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016 circumvent budget caps in defense and intel- press my frustration with the latest attempt to ligence spending and ignores the long-term undermine the Affordable Care Act. I strongly SPEECH OF connection between national security and eco- support expanding access to quality, afford- nomic security and fails to account for vital na- able health care for all Americans. Now, the HON. SHEILA JACKSON LEE tional security functions carried out at non-de- Affordable Care Act isn’t perfect, but where OF TEXAS fense agencies. problems arise in the law, we should work to- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Finally Mr. Chair, I oppose H.R. 2596 on the gether to find solutions and fix them. But crip- Tuesday, June 16, 2015 merits because it contains a highly objection- pling the law by cutting billions of dollars or able ban on the use of funds to transfer any robbing the Prevention and Public Health The House in Committee of the Whole Guantanamo detainee into the United States House on the state of the Union had under Fund is not a real solution. I’ve consistently consideration the bill (H.R. 2596) to authorize or construct or modify facilities in the United opposed bills that would undermine or repeal appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for intel- States to house detainees transferred from the Affordable Care Act, and that’s why I can- ligence and intelligence-related activities of Guantanamo. not support either H.R. 160 or H.R. 1190. the United States Government, the Commu- Also highly objectionable is the provision in I do not support the creation of the Inde- nity Management Account, and the Central the bill providing that nothing in the statute au- pendent Payment Advisory Board and believe Intelligence Agency Retirement and Dis- thorizing the Privacy and Civil Liberties Over- that the medical device tax needs to be ability System, and for other purposes: sight Board should be construed to allow that changed. I am committed to working with my Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Chair, as a senior Board to gain access to information the execu- colleagues to responsibly fund the vital pro- member of the Homeland Security Committee tive branch deems to be related to covert ac- grams under the ACA without stifling innova- and Ranking member of the Judiciary Commit- tion. tion or slowing research and development.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:22 Jun 19, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K18JN8.004 E18JNPT1 SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS June 18, 2015 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E923 Medical device manufacturers in Connecticut 2010, Dr. Baarstad became the Super- This weekend, Isaiah will be hosting a foot- develop essential and lifesaving products that intendent of Conejo Valley Unified School Dis- ball camp that is part of the USA Football are critical to treating every patient whether in trict, and only three years later was recog- FUNdamentals program in partnership with a physician’s office, a hospital, a nursing nized as Superintendent of the Year by the NFL Play60. This program introduces children home, or in the field by emergency respond- Association of California School Administrators to football by teaching basic skills in a fun and ers. They provide well-paying jobs throughout for his outstanding work. energetic environment. Certified clinicians use my district making products that are sold Extraordinary educators like Superintendent a series of drills to show passing, catching, throughout our country and exported around Baarstad exemplify Ventura County’s commit- and running skills in a non-contact setting. The the world. I will continue to call for the medical ment to education. Although Superintendent purpose of this camp is to ensure that children device tax to be responsibly replaced. Baarstad will be retiring from Conejo Valley are learning and having fun while being active. Isaiah was selected to bring this program to f Unified School District, he is leaving a signifi- cant mark on public education throughout the Columbus, Georgia, through the NFL Founda- PRESIDENT’S VOLUNTEER region, and an immense impact on our com- tion’s player grant program. The Columbus SERVICE AWARD munity. I am certain his work will continue to community is proud that Isaiah plans on mak- inspire educators in their own commitment to ing this area a priority for his charitable efforts HON. PETE OLSON providing an excellent education to students in throughout his NFL career and beyond. Mr. Speaker, I have long said that in our OF TEXAS Ventura County. For these reasons, I graciously thank Super- area of Middle and Southwest Georgia, we IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES intendent Baarstad for his unwavering dedica- have some of the best, the brightest, the most Thursday, June 18, 2015 tion as an educator for the past 35 years. It creative, and the most talented young people Mr. OLSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to has been my sincere pleasure to work with Dr. anywhere in the world. And Isaiah Crowell congratulate Smriti and Siddhant Ahuja for Baarstad, whose influence will extend to many proves that beyond the shadow of a doubt! earning the President’s Volunteer Service future generations. This young man is a true representation of what it means to triumph in the face of adver- Award for the third consecutive year. f sity. Throughout his personal struggles, Isaiah This prestigious award recognizes those IN RECOGNITION OF ISAIAH has shown what it means to preserve and who have taken action to positively serve the CROWELL chase his dreams. I support Isaiah in his NFL world around them. It is a great honor to earn career and I am immensely proud of the spirit this recognition once, but to receive the award HON. SANFORD D. BISHOP, JR. of philanthropy that Isaiah is bringing to his three years in a row is outstanding. Smriti and local community. Siddhant are currently juniors at Seven Lakes OF GEORGIA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join High School. Since age 4, these twins have me, my wife Vivian, and the more than Thursday, June 18, 2015 spent countless hours volunteering and have 730,000 residents of Georgia’s Second Con- worked hard to inspire others through commu- Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise gressional District in recognizing and com- nity service. We are extremely proud of Smriti today to recognize and commend Isaiah mending Isaiah Crowell for his remarkable ac- and Siddhant, and thank their parents for con- Crowell, an outstanding football player and complishments as an athlete and for his gen- stantly encouraging a life of helping others. leader for the Cleveland Browns football team erous heart and humble spirit as a philan- On behalf of the Twenty-Second Congres- of the National Football League. Crowell will thropist. sional District of Texas, congratulations again be hosting the Inaugural Isaiah Crowell Foot- f to Smriti and Siddhant Ahuja for earning the ball Camp on Saturday, June 20, 2015 at the President’s Volunteer Service Award. We are A.J. McClung Memorial Stadium in Columbus, RECOGNIZING MR. GRANT JONES excited to see where your service takes you. Georgia. OF KUKURUZA GOURMET POPCORN f Isaiah Crowell was born and raised in Co- lumbus, Georgia, where he attended Carver HON. ADAM SMITH RECOGNIZING JEFFREY L. High School. In high school, Isaiah excelled in OF WASHINGTON BAARSTAD football, track, and basketball. Upon gradua- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tion, Isaiah was a highly recruited athlete by Thursday, June 18, 2015 HON. JULIA BROWNLEY the University of Alabama and the University Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Speaker, I OF CALIFORNIA of Georgia. In 2011, during a nationally tele- rise to congratulate Mr. Grant Jones, of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES vised conference, Isaiah chose to attend the KuKuRuZa Gourmet Popcorn of Seattle, on Thursday, June 18, 2015 University of Georgia. receiving the U.S. Small Business Administra- During his freshman season at UGA, Isaiah Ms. BROWNLEY of California. Mr. Speaker, tion’s (SBA) Washington State 2015 Young lead the football team with 850 rushing yards Entrepreneur of the Year award. today I rise to recognize Jeffrey L. Baarstad, and five touchdowns, which led to him being Today’s KuKuRuZa began modestly as Pop- an influential and respected educator who has named the SEC Freshman of the Year by the corn Pavilion in the garage of his father-in-law, been committed to the success of our commu- Associated Press in 2011. For his sophomore Charles Brown. Shortly after, in 2011, Grant nity, and has bestowed an immeasurable and season, he transferred to Alabama State Uni- was approached by the original owners of remarkable quality of education upon students versity where he was named the South- KuKuRuZa with an offer to sell their business in Ventura County. western Athletic Conference Newcomer of the to Grant, who jumped at the opportunity. In For over a decade, Superintendent Baarstad Year, after rushing for 842 yards and 15 just three short years, Grant, together with the has served the Conejo Valley Unified School touchdowns. After two seasons, Isaiah fin- strong support of his wife, Ashley, grew District with an unwavering commitment to the ished fifth in Alabama State University’s his- KuKuRuZa into a multimillion dollar inter- education of over 20,000 students within 27 tory in points scored (160) and sixth in rushing national company. schools throughout the district. The Conejo yards (1,963). Since 2011, KuKuRuZa has expanded from Valley Unified School District is an essential In the 2014 National Football League draft, one downtown Seattle location to 17 stores in resource for many residents of Ventura Coun- Isaiah signed with the Cleveland Browns as Washington state and around the world. Dur- ty and is one of the top ranked school districts an undrafted free agent. As a rookie, he made ing this time, KuKuRuZa’s sales have in- in California thanks to the dedication of out- an immediate impact scoring two touchdowns creased substantially; from $360,000 in its first standing educators like Superintendent in the season opener against the Pittsburgh year to $2.7 million by 2014. Much of this suc- Baarstad. Steelers. He finished his rookie season with cess is due to strong demand for KuKuRuZa’s The Conejo Valley Unified School District eight touchdowns and over 600 yards. Isaiah products and the company’s expansion into serves as a beacon, which continues to lead will enter the 2015 football season as the international markets, which include 13 stores the way towards a higher standard of quality starting running back for the Cleveland in Japan, Korea, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt. At education and academic success for countless Browns. the store location in Japan, for example, cus- children across our community. The work that But more than being a remarkable athlete, tomers are said to stand in line for up to two the Conejo Valley Unified School District has Isaiah has been incredibly active in the com- hours to purchase KuKuRuZa’s products. accomplished, with Dr. Baarstad at its helm, munities of Columbus, Georgia and Cleveland, Despite its rapid growth into an international has been recognized for its distinction by Ohio and is dedicated to giving back to both company, KuKuRuZa continues to put its con- many national and state organizations. In communities. sumers first and strives to keep its ingredients

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:22 Jun 19, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A18JN8.002 E18JNPT1 SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS E924 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks June 18, 2015 organic, fresh, and local to the Pacific North- HONORING DR. PAUL HOMMERT A resident of Monmouth County, New Jer- west. The company’s success has resulted in sey since 1986, Claire has been an active and considerable growth in recent years and gen- HON. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM charitable member of the community. She has erated economic activity and jobs that have OF NEW MEXICO been an outstanding leader of the Monmouth benefited Washington state. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES County Historical Association for many years, Thursday, June 18, 2015 serving as a trustee, first vice president and Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to congratulate 20th president of the Board of Trustees. In ad- Grant Jones in receiving this year’s SBA’s Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New dition to her work with the Monmouth County 2015 Young Entrepreneur Award. I look for- Mexico. Mr. Speaker, I rise today with great Historical Association, Claire has volunteered ward to hearing further great things from Grant honor to recognize Dr. Paul Hommert, Director on the Rumson Country Day School Executive and KuKuRuZa in the years to come. of Sandia National Laboratories and President Council, the Leon Hess Cancer Center at of Sandia Corporation as he prepares for re- Monmouth Medical Center Women’s Council, f tirement. the Spring House, the Two River Film Festival In 1976, Paul began his career as a mem- and the Junior League of Monmouth County, IN RECOGNITION OF PETER ‘‘ED’’ ber of the technical staff for Sandia in Albu- among others. Her involvement with numerous REILLY UPON HIS RETIREMENT querque, New Mexico. Paul stood out among local charities and organizations reflect her his colleagues, and gradually was given in- passion to help others and improve our com- creased responsibility with a broad range of munities. Her leadership and hard work have HON. JOE COURTNEY programs and management assignments. He greatly benefited the Monmouth County area led programs supporting energy research, and OF CONNECTICUT and her efforts are admirable. from the mid- to late-1990s, Paul served as Claire received her Bachelor of Arts degree IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the Director of Engineering Services. in English Literature from Boston University. Paul went on to become the Director of Re- Thursday, June 18, 2015 She and her husband Woody reside in search and Applied Science at the Atomic Rumson and are the proud parents of three Weapons Establishment in the United King- Mr. COURTNEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise with beautiful children. dom, where he led the science and engineer- For over 115 years, the Monmouth County my colleague Representative JOHN LARSON of ing division responsible for the country’s nu- Connecticut to honor the long record of serv- Historical Association has provided Monmouth clear deterrent. From 2003 to 2006, Paul County residents and visitors with a vast back- ice to working men and women by Peter ‘‘Ed’’ served as the lead for the Applied Physics Di- Reilly, retiring Business Manager and Finan- ground of our local history and heritage. Its ef- vision at Los Alamos National Laboratory, forts to preserve and promote our local history cial Secretary of the Ironworkers Union Local charged with nuclear weapon design and as- 15, of Hartford, Connecticut. Ed has been a through programs, exhibits, and resources are sessment, weapon performance code develop- valuable to our community and help to ensure leader in Local 15 for 19 years, advocating for ment, and weapon science support. that this important knowledge is available for his members who build the infrastructure of In 2009, Paul returned to Albuquerque to future generations. serve as the Executive Vice President and our state—buildings, transportation, water Mr. Speaker, once again, please join me in Deputy Laboratories Director for Sandia’s Nu- works and mass transit—leaving a lasting leg- thanking Claire Knopf and the Monmouth clear Weapons Program, eventually becoming acy which will benefit Connecticut businesses County Historical Association for their immeas- the Director of Sandia National Laboratories and families for generations. He did so while urable contributions to our community. and President of Sandia Corporation. ensuring his members receive fair wages with f health benefits and pension security which are Paul has propelled Sandia to new heights, bolstering its reputation as the nation’s pre- the pillars of middle class prosperity. RECOGNIZING CASTRO VALLEY mier science and engineering laboratory for UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT SU- During Ed’s tenure, he created and main- national security and technology innovation. In PERINTENDENT JIM NEGRI ON tained a strong apprenticeship program pro- recognition of Paul’s efforts and accomplish- HIS RETIREMENT viding apprenticeships to young residents of ments, the Federal Laboratory Consortium Connecticut—many from low income families named Paul Laboratory Director of the Year in HON. ERIC SWALWELL who otherwise would not have had any 2013 for his steadfast commitment to Sandia’s OF CALIFORNIA chance to escape their circumstances. He lit- technology-transfer activities. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES erally has transformed the lives of thousands Paul has received numerous accolades and with his apprenticeship efforts. achieved many accomplishments throughout Thursday, June 18, 2015 his career. Most notably, he inspired and pre- Mr. SWALWELL of California. Mr. Speaker, Ed has also served as a leader in Connecti- pared a new generation of scientists and engi- cut’s labor community, presiding over the I rise to recognize Jim Negri, Castro Valley neers who are making important contributions Unified School District (CVUSD) Super- greater Hartford Building Trade Council, East- to our national security. intendent, on the occasion of his retirement at ern Connecticut Building Trade Council, and It is with great honor and privilege that I the end of this month. Connecticut Building Trade Council. He was a take this moment to thank Paul for his service Born in Oakland and a resident of Castro frequent presence at the State Capitol, calling on behalf of the United States of America. I Valley since 1985, Jim has devoted his career on his deep understanding and respect for the wish him continued happiness and an enjoy- to educating students in California and, in par- political process. Ed drew his strong political able, well-deserved retirement. His successes ticular, the East Bay. He earned his bachelor knowledge in part from his father Peter Reilly and contributions will always be appreciated. of arts degree in economics and teaching cre- Sr., who also led Local 15 and later had a dis- f dential from the University of California, Berke- tinguished career as Commissioner of the IN RECOGNITION OF CLAIRE ley, and his master of arts degree and admin- State of Connecticut Department of Labor. KNOPF istrative credential from Saint Mary’s College. The Reilly family can be proud of a compelling Jim has played a major role in educating and unique political and governing legacy in HON. FRANK PALLONE, JR. East Bay students for many years. He held a variety of positions in the Pleasanton Unified the State of Connecticut. OF NEW JERSEY School District and the San Ramon Valley Lastly, we want to note that all of these ac- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Unified School District as well as worked as a complishments came with a high personal Thursday, June 18, 2015 superintendent for the Acalanes Union High cost. Ed’s workday started at the crack of Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to School District. Since 2009, Jim has been the dawn and ended late at night, with little or no recognize Mrs. Claire Knopf as she is honored CVUSD Superintendent. break, even on the weekends. Ed and his by the Monmouth County Historical Associa- Jim also has been active in the field of edu- family—his wife Noreen and his children Peter tion at its 40th annual Garden Party on June cation administration. He served in many roles and Raeanne—have earned a long and fruitful 28, 2015. Claire’s exemplary leadership and in the Association of California School Admin- retirement. We both ask the full House to join contributions to the Monmouth County Histor- istrators (ACSA), such as co-chair of the State us in extending our sincerest congratulations ical Association and the greater Monmouth Curriculum, Instruction, and Evaluation Com- and best wishes to Ed and his family as they County area are truly deserving of this body’s mittee and President of ACSA Region VI (Ala- begin this new chapter of their lives. recognition. meda and Contra Costa counties).

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It is my NERAL WEEKEND’’ of dedicated service and to wish him well in hope that Mr. Wedekind benefitted greatly his retirement. from his participation in the World Leadership HON. FRANK PALLONE, JR. f Forum, and I wish him all the best in his future OF NEW JERSEY endeavors. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PERSONAL EXPLANATION f Thursday, June 18, 2015 HON. PETER WELCH THE RAINS IN THE REPUBLIC OF Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to OF VERMONT GEORGIA recognize Cathedral International’s upcoming IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ‘‘Stop the Funeral Weekend’’ hosted by Bishop Donald Hilliard, Jr. from June 18–21, Thursday, June 18, 2015 HON. TED POE OF TEXAS 2015. The ‘‘Stop the Funeral Weekend’’ aims Mr. WELCH. Mr. Speaker, during Roll Call IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES to highlight the issue of violence in our com- Vote number 370 on H. Con. Res. 55, I mis- munities and I would like to join with Bishop takenly recorded my vote as No when I should Thursday, June 18, 2015 Hilliard in bringing attention to this important have voted Yes. Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, on June issue. f 14, heavy rains poured down hammering the Throughout his 32 years as Senior Pastor of ground and streets of Georgia the Republic of Cathedral International, Bishop Hilliard has ad- FORT BEND CHRISTIAN ACADEMY Georgia. vocated for the end of violent behavior and in- SOFTBALL TEAM The River Vere, a small stream that cuts justice through improved community relations through the center of the Georgian capital of and engagement. He has seen the con- HON. PETE OLSON Tbilisi, was transformed into a raging torrent. sequences of violence and the persistence of OF TEXAS It caused flooding of an unprecedented its existence in our communities. The ‘‘Stop IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES scale. the Funeral Weekend’’ will bring together com- So far, 13 people have been killed. The munity leaders, families and individuals to en- Thursday, June 18, 2015 flooding allowed animals to escape from the courage open dialogue and the sharing of Mr. OLSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to local zoo. Lions, bears, tigers, and jaguars re- concerns, objectives and ideas. It will highlight congratulate the Fort Bend Christian Academy main on the loose. Bishop Hilliard’s mission to promote safe envi- softball team for their amazing 4–A district Homes, cars and roadways are destroyed. ronments for our youth to live and grow. I winning streak this past season. There are over 1 million residents in the cap- commend Bishop Hilliard’s leadership and his After more than 100 games, the Lady Ea- ital, and it will take a long time before things ongoing efforts to address the challenges fac- gles maintained a remarkable winning streak get back to normal. ing our communities today. and ended the year tied for first place. They I’ve been to Georgia—twice. Texans and Mr. Speaker, I sincerely hope that my col- were led on and off the field by an outstanding Georgians are likeminded people; they know leagues will join me in recognizing the impor- young player, Claire McKissick, who was se- the spirit and importance of Independence. tance of addressing the issue of violence in lected for the 4A all-state first team as a soph- Still occupied by the Russians, Georgia sent our communities and thanking Bishop Hilliard omore. Additionally, the women had a trio of troops to fight alongside ours in Afghanistan. and Cathedral International for its efforts to young players selected for the all-state second They have been a strong and steadfast U.S. bring awareness to this critical issue and cre- team including Tessa Cantrell, Emily Fer- ally in an important and often turbulent part of ating a better environment for our youth. guson, and Kati Ray Brown. The Lady Eagles the world. f further packed the all-district team selections Americans must help our friends and allies; with the achievements of senior Morgan the Georgians, as they begin to rebuild their CELEBRATING THE 50TH ANNIVER- Kornegay, sophomore Kendall Bohny, and capital city after this historic flooding. SARY OF LAREDO BEAUTY COL- senior Madelyn Hill. These prestigious awards From across the globe we keep the Geor- LEGE, INC. are achieved through both athletic and aca- gians in our thoughts and prayers. demic vigor and are highly competitive We know our Georgian friends are resilient HON. HENRY CUELLAR throughout the state of Texas. We are ex- and will face this natural disaster with cour- OF TEXAS tremely proud of all the women of the Fort age. We should stand by them in this effort. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Bend Christian Academy softball team and And that’s just the way it is. Thursday, June 18, 2015 look forward to their future accomplishments. f On behalf of the Twenty-Second Congres- Mr. CUELLAR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to sional District of Texas, congratulations again PERSONAL EXPLANATION celebrate a noteworthy occasion: the fiftieth to the entire Lady Eagle softball team on an anniversary of Laredo Beauty College, Inc. For incredible season. HON. ALAN GRAYSON five decades, this school has served the com- f OF FLORIDA munity by providing thousands of aspiring styl- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ists with the training they need to succeed, as RECOGNIZING MR. KYLE well as providing affordably priced salon serv- WEDEKIND Thursday, June 18, 2015 ices to the general public. Mr. GRAYSON. Mr. Speaker, on June 15, Upon its opening in 1965, Laredo Beauty HON. DANIEL WEBSTER 2015, due to the weather, I was unavoidably College was the first cosmetology school in OF FLORIDA detained while traveling to Washington, D.C. the Laredo area. The vision behind this signifi- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and missed recorded votes number 364 and cant contribution to the community was Peggy 365. Had I been present, on rollcall vote num- Dietrick, commonly known as Ms. Peggy. At Thursday, June 18, 2015 ber 364, H. Res. 233—‘‘Expressing the sense the time of its founding, the school only of- Mr. WEBSTER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, it is of the House of Representatives that Iran fered courses in cosmetology. It has since ex- my privilege to recognize one of my constitu- should immediately release the three United panded to include manicuring and cosme- ents, Mr. Kyle Wedekind of Winter Garden, States citizens that it holds, as well as provide tology instructor courses as well. Florida, for his acceptance to the People to all known information on any United States Today, Laredo Beauty College has 102 stu- People World Leadership Forum in Wash- citizens that have disappeared within its bor- dents and 17 staff members. The school is ex- ington, D.C. Mr. Wedekind was selected for ders,’’ I would have voted ‘‘yea’’; and on roll- ceptional in the dedication it inspires in both his academic excellence, leadership potential call vote number 365, H.R. 2559—‘‘To des- students and staff, with many of the staff hav- and exemplary citizenship. ignate the ‘PFC Milton A. Lee Medal of Honor ing worked for the school for over twenty

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Laredo Beauty College for its achievements by Michael’s passion for entertainment, his LOGOS PREPARATORY ACADEMY conferring upon it national accreditation status. showmanship and eye for talent, his dedica- BASEBALL TEAM The school is currently a member of both the tion, drive and creativity shaped some of the American Association of Cosmetology Schools most important cultural touchstones of recent HON. PETE OLSON and the Cosmetology Educators of America. memory. OF TEXAS Mr. Speaker, I am honored to have the op- I knew Michael as a father devoted to his IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES portunity to recognize the Laredo Beauty Col- family and concerned about the community. I Thursday, June 18, 2015 lege for having been such an essential part of hope it is a comfort to Michael’s wife, Jena, their community for the past fifty years. his children, Alexandra, Theodore, Audrey and Mr. OLSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to f Jesse, and the entire King family that so many congratulate the Logos Prep baseball team for people mourn their loss. Many millions around their advancement to the 3A championship ON THE PASSING OF MICHAEL the world have been entertained and moved game after winning District 6–3A. KING by Michael’s work, and are grateful for his leg- The Lions entered into the championship acy. game with a remarkable 11–1 record and HON. NANCY PELOSI f proudly represented the entire Fort Bend com- OF CALIFORNIA munity. They were led on and off the field by ON THE OCCASION OF THE RE- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES four outstanding all-state players, including TIREMENT OF MASTER CHIEF junior Andrew Richards, sophomore Sammy Thursday, June 18, 2015 BOB SEBASTE Kuntz, senior Makay Raven, and junior Mar- Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay trib- shall Allen. Additionally, the Lions had multiple ute to the life of one of the legends of the en- HON. ALCEE L. HASTINGS players voted onto the all-district and aca- tertainment industry, a man responsible for OF FLORIDA demic all-state list. These prestigious awards some of the greatest television touchstones of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES are achieved through both athletic and aca- the past three decades: Michael Gordon King. demic vigor and are highly competitive Thursday, June 18, 2015 Michael’s passing last month at age 67 is a throughout the state of Texas. We are ex- great tragedy, but we know he leaves a tow- Mr. HASTINGS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to tremely proud of all the men of the Logos ering legacy of success and an indelible mark recognize Master Chief Bob Sebaste on the Prep baseball team and look forward to their on American culture. occasion of his retirement after 29 years of future accomplishments. Michael and his late brother Robert inherited service in the United States Navy and Coast On behalf of the Twenty-Second Congres- their business and their savvy from their fa- Guard. Master Chief Sebaste’s illustrious mili- sional District of Texas, congratulations again ther, Charles King, who founded a modest tel- tary career began as a Staff Instructor in to the entire team in representing the Logos evision syndication company named King Balston Spa, New York. During his distin- Prep Academy in the Texas State Tour- World Productions in 1964. As Michael would guished career, Master Chief Sebaste served nament. recall, their father would go over every deal at assignments throughout the United States as f the dinner table with his family, delving into Public Affairs Officer in the US Navy, Leader- the details of his transactions when Michael ship Instructor at Coast Guard Air Station in RABBINIC LETTER ON THE was as young as 14. Michael would take the Miami, as well as Maintenance Control Officer CLIMATE CRISIS title of president of King World shortly after for USCG Base, Boston. Notably, for three graduating from Fairleigh Dickinson University, years, from 1990–1993, he served as an in- HON. JANICE D. SCHAKOWSKY at the salary of $150 a week. structor at the Naval Nuclear Power School in OF ILLINOIS When Charles King died in 1972, King Orlando, Florida. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES World had one product: the distribution rights Throughout his career, Master Chief to ‘‘The Little Rascals.’’ Over the next 30 Sebaste continued to strive for self-improve- Thursday, June 18, 2015 years, Michael and Robert would build King ment and successfully rose through the ranks. Ms. SCHAKOWSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise World into an entertainment empire. He distinguished himself as a well-respected today to submit a Rabbinic Letter on the Cli- In 1983, King World paid $50,000 to acquire leader in the US Navy and US Coast Guard. mate Crisis. the rights to ‘‘Wheel of Fortune.’’ With the After attending Electronics Technician School, Today, Pope Francis released the Papal En- hard-charging brothers traveling the country to Master Chief Sebaste was commissioned as a cyclical, calling on all of us to address the secure top media markets to air the show, Reactor Operator for submarine USS Tecum- global crisis of climate change. But the Encyc- ‘‘Wheel of Fortune’’ became the highest-rated seh in Charleston, SC. He went on to serve in lical was not the only religious document this syndicated program in history. The company a variety of positions including Staff Instructor week calling for bold action. The Rabbinic Let- was awarded the distribution rights to the re- at Reactor Plant Training, Public Affairs Officer ter demonstrates that leaders in the Jewish vival of ‘‘Jeopardy!’’—the enduring television in the Operational Test Support Unit and Chief faith share the commitment to meeting per- favorite that made Alex Trebek a national icon. Electronics Technician for the US Coast haps the greatest challenge of our time. In 1986, the Kings’ launched a national talk Guard Cutter MOHAWK Division. The Rabbinic Letter was initiated by seven show with a former Baltimore news anchor Behind every great serviceman and woman leading rabbis from a broad spectrum of and local-Chicago talk show host: Oprah is a support network encouraging them to American Jewish life: Rabbi Elliot Dorff, rector Winfrey. The Oprah Winfrey Show would be- strive for greatness. I offer my gratitude to of the American Jewish University; Rabbi Ar- come one of the most widely watched and Master Chief Sebaste’s wife, Betty, a school thur Green, rector of the Hebrew College rab- consequential television programs ever. teacher at Sandpiper Elementary School in binical school; Rabbi Peter Knobel, former Under the leadership of Michael and Robert, Sunrise, Florida, and their three children Ra- president, Central Conference of American King World reached astounding heights. Ac- chel, Walter and Christopher. Following in his Rabbis; Rabbi Mordechai Liebling, director of cording to the New York Times, ‘‘On a typical father’s footsteps, Christopher Sebaste is cur- the Social Justice Organizing Program at the day in the late 1980s, 90 million people rently a Staff Sergeant in the United States Air Reconstructionist Rabbinical College; Rabbi watched at least one of the company’s three Force, stationed in Okinawa, Japan. Susan Talve, spiritual leader of Central Re- biggest shows—Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy!, Mr. Speaker, we owe Master Chief Sebaste form Congregation, St. Louis; Rabbi Arthur and The Oprah Winfrey Show.’’ our infinite gratitude for his boundless devotion Waskow, director of The Shalom Center; and Eventually, the Kings sold their company to and years of service to our nation. It is be- Rabbi Deborah Waxman, president of the Re- CBS. Michael would serve as a consultant to cause of individuals like Master Chief Sebaste constructionist Rabbinical College. They were CBS, and find a new passion for sports— that our nation remains safe and secure. I am joined by Rabbi Irving (Yitz) Greenberg, a opening a world-class boxing gym and a box- honored and truly privileged to recognize Mas- leader of the Orthodox community.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:22 Jun 19, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A18JN8.017 E18JNPT1 SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS June 18, 2015 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E927 This letter makes clear the scope of the an aspect of God’s Self partakes in the ters upon nearby communities. Proposed oil problem we face in combatting human-induced interwovenness. drilling in the Arctic and Atlantic threaten climate change. It also identifies clear and in- We acknowledge that for centuries, the at- worse. tention of our people—driven into exile not All of this is overworking Earth—precisely disputable principles of the Jewish faith that only from our original land but made refu- what our Torah teaches we must not do. So prove that action on this issue isn’t just smart gees from most lands thereafter so that they now we must let our planet rest from over- from an economic and public health perspec- were bereft of physical or political connec- work. For Biblical Israel, this was a central tive—it’s morally and religiously justified. tion and without any specific land—has question in our relationship to the Holy One. I thank the 360 Rabbis who have already turned away from this sense of interconnec- And for us and for our children and their signed this letter, and I urge my colleagues on tion of adam and adamah, toward the repair children, this is once again the central ques- both sides of the aisle to follow the guidance of social injustice. Because of this history, tion of our lives and of our God. HOW?—is of these religious leaders on this critical issue. we were so much pre-occupied with our own the question we must answer. survival that we could not turn attention to So here we turn from inherited wisdom to TO THE JEWISH PEOPLE, TO ALL COMMUNITIES the deeper crisis of which our tradition had action in our present and our future. One OF SPIRIT, AND TO THE WORLD: A RABBINIC always been aware. way of addressing our own responsibility LETTER ON THE CLIMATE CRISIS But justice and earthiness cannot be dis- would be for households, congregations, de- We come as Jews and rabbis with great re- entangled. This is taught by our ancient nominations, federations, political action— spect for what scientists teach us—for as we texts—teaching that every seventh year be a to Move Our Money from spending that helps understand their teaching, it is about the Year of Release, Shmittah, Shabbat these modern pharaohs burn our planet to unfolding mystery of God’s Presence in the Shabbaton, in which there would be not only spending that helps to heal it. For example, unfolding universe, and especially in the his- one year’s release of Earth from overwork, these actions might be both practical and ef- tory and future of our planet. Although we but also one year’s sharing by all in society fective: accept scientific accounts of earth’s history, of the Earth’s freely growing abundance, and Purchasing wind-born rather than coal- we continue to see it as God’s creation, and one year’s release of debtors from their fired electricity to light our homes and syna- we celebrate the presence of the divine hand debts. gogues and community centers; in every earthly creature. Indeed, we are especially aware that this Organizing our great Federations to offer Yet in our generation, this wonder and this very year is, according to the ancient count, grants and loans to every Jewish organiza- beauty have been desecrated—not in one the Shmita Year. tion in their regions to solarize their build- land alone but ’round all the Earth. So in The unity of justice and Earth-healing is ings; this crisis, even as we join all Earth in cele- also taught by our experience today: The Shifting our bank accounts from banks brating the Breath of Life that interweaves worsening inequality of wealth, income, and that invest in deadly carbon-burning to com- us all— political power has two direct impacts on the munity banks and credit unions that invest You sea-monsters and all deeps, Hallelu-Yah. climate crisis. On the one hand, great Carbon in local neighborhoods, especially those of Fire, hail, snow, and steam, Hallelu-Yah. Corporations not only make their enormous poor, Black, and Hispanic communities; Moving our endowment funds from sup- Stormy wind to do God’s word, Hallelu-Yah. profits from wounding the Earth, but then porting deadly Carbon to supporting stable, Mountains high and tiny hills, Hallelu-Yah use these profits to purchase elections and to profitable, life-giving enterprises; (Psalm 148) fund fake science to prevent the public from acting to heal the wounds. On the other Insisting that our tax money go no longer We know all Earth needs not only the joy- hand, the poor in America and around the to subsidizing enormously profitable Big Oil ful human voice but also the healing human globe are the first and the worst to suffer but instead to subsidizing the swift deploy- hand. from the typhoons, floods, droughts, and dis- ment of renewable energy—as quickly in this We are especially moved when the deepest, eases brought on by climate chaos. emergency as our government moved in the most ancient insights of Torah about healing So we call for a new sense of eco-social jus- emergency of the early 1940s to shift from the relationships of Earth and human earth- tice—a tikkun olam that includes tikkun manufacturing cars to making tanks. lings, adamah and adam, are echoed in the tevel, the healing of our planet. We urge Convincing our legislators to institute a findings of modern science. those who have been focusing on social jus- system of carbon fees and public dividends The texts of Torah that perhaps most di- tice to address the climate crisis, and those that rewards our society for moving beyond rectly address our present crisis are Leviti- who have been focusing on the climate crisis the Carbon economy. cus 25–26 and Deuteronomy 15. They call for to address social justice. These examples are simply that, and in the one year of every seven to be Shabbat Though as rabbis we are drawing on the days and years to come, we may think of Shabbaton—a Sabbatical Year—and specific practices by which our Torah makes other approaches to accomplish these eco- Shmittah—a Year of restful Release for the eco-social justice possible, we recognize that logical ends. Earth and its workers from being made to in all cultures and all spiritual traditions America is one of the most intense contrib- work, and of Release for debtors from their there are teachings about the need for set- utors to the climate crisis, and must there- debts. ting time and space aside for celebration, fore take special responsibility to act. In Leviticus 26, the Torah warns us that if restfulness, reflection. Though we in America are already vulner- we refuse to let the Earth rest, it will ‘‘rest’’ Yet in modern history, we realize that for able to climate chaos, other countries are anyway, despite us and upon us—through about 200 years, the most powerful institu- even more so—and Jewish caring must take drought and famine and exile that turn an tions and cultures of the human species have that truth seriously. Israeli scientists, for entire people into refugees. refused to let the Earth or human earthlings example, report that if the world keeps doing This ancient warning heard by one indige- have time or space for rest. By overburning carbon business as usual, the Negev desert nous people in one slender land has now be- carbon dioxide and methane into our planet’s will come to swallow up half the state of come a crisis of our planet as a whole and of air, we have disturbed the sacred balance in Israel, and sea-level rises will put much of the entire human species. Human behavior which we breathe in what the trees breathe Tel Aviv under water. that overworks the Earth—especially the out, and the trees breathe in what we Israel itself is too small to calm the wide overburning of fossil fuels—crests in a sys- breathe out. The upshot: global scorching, world’s worsening heat. Israel’s innovative temic planetary response that endangers climate crisis. ingenuity for solar and wind power could human communities and many other life- The crisis is worsened by the spread of ex- help much of the world, but it will take forms as well. treme extraction of fossil fuels that not only American and other funding to help poor na- Already we see unprecedented floods, heats the planet as a whole but damages the tions use the new-tech renewable energy cre- droughts, ice-melts, snowstorms, heat waves, regions directly affected. ated by Israeli and American innovators. typhoons, sea-level rises, and the expansion Fracking shale rock for oil and ‘‘unnatural We believe that there is both danger and of disease-bearing insects from ‘‘tropical’’ gas’’ poisons regional water supplies and in- hope in American society today, a danger zones into what used to be ‘‘temperate’’ re- duces the shipment of volatile explosive and a hope that the American Jewish com- gions. Leviticus 26 embodied. Scientific pro- ‘‘bomb trains’’ around the country. munity, in concert with our sisters and jections of the future make clear that even Coal burning not only imposes asthma on brothers in other communities of Spirit, worse will happen if we continue with car- coal-plant neighborhoods—often the poorest must address. The danger is that America is bon-burning business as usual. and Blackest—but destroys the lovely moun- the largest contributor to the scorching of As Jews, we ask the question whether the tains of West Virginia. our planet. The hope is that over and over in sources of traditional Jewish wisdom can Extracting and pipe-lining Tar Sands our history, when our country faced the need offer guidance to our political efforts to pre- threatens Native First nation communities for profound change, it has been our commu- vent disaster and heal our relationship with in Canada and the USA, and endangers farm- nities of moral commitment, religious cov- the Earth. Our first and most basic wisdom ers and cowboys through whose lands the enant, and spiritual search that have arisen is expressed in the Sh’ma and is underlined KXL Pipeline is intended to traverse. to meet the need. So it was fifty years ago in the teaching that through Shekhinah the Drilling for oil deep into the Gulf and the during the Civil Rights movement, and so it Divine presence dwells within as well as be- Valdez oil spill in Prince William Sound off must be today. yond the world. The Unity of all means not the Pacific have already brought death to As we live through this Shmittah Year, we only that all life is interwoven, but also that workers and to sea life and financial disas- are especially aware that Torah calls for

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From first Lieutenant to Captain; perpetrator to the bar of justice where he will our responsibilities toward the Earth and all from Major to Lieutenant Colonel; from Colo- be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. humankind, in this generation. nel to Major General, McNeil excelled in every Mr. Speaker, as a country we have made Our ancient earthy wisdom taught that so- aspect. Today he dons the Air Force Distin- major strides in equality and social justice but cial justice, sustainable abundance, a guished Service Medal as a symbol of his this tragedy reminds us that we still have work healthy Earth, and spiritual fulfillment are achievements, just one the many awards Mr. to do before Dr. King’s dream of an America inseparable. Today we must hear that teach- McNeil earned. He received honorary degrees where all live and work together in brother- ing in a world-wide context, drawing upon from North Carolina A&T State University, hood is realized. our unaccustomed ability to help shape pub- North Carolina at Wilmington, Molloy College, There is no place for bigotry and hatred in lic policy in a great nation. We call upon the our great country and individuals who wish to Jewish people to meet God’s challenge once and St. Johns University in my own district. He again. is a man truly worthy of every honor bestowed practice hate must be rooted out and ostra- cized. f upon him. Today, we honor Major General Joseph Mr. Speaker, this senseless act of violence TPA AND TPP McNeil for his success as a civilian, a commu- provides us with yet another opportunity to nity leader, a husband, a father, and as a dis- teach our children that violence is never the tinguished member of the United States Air answer and that we all must be compas- HON. PETE SESSIONS sionate, inclusive, and understanding to all re- OF TEXAS Force. May many more be made of the cloth from which he was cut. gardless of age, economic status, race, reli- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES f gion, nationality or educational background Thursday, June 18, 2015 We as a nation must live lives motivated by RECOGNIZING RAMADAN Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I believe that love, not hate. We must teach our children to be tolerant, our friends on the other side of the aisle are to show kindness, and to embrace and cele- not opposed to job creation, Congressional HON. ELIZABETH H. ESTY brate our differences. oversight and global economic prosperity. But OF CONNECTICUT IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Changing a culture of violence will not hap- I predict they will unfortunately chose unions pen overnight but that is no excuse for failing Thursday, June 18, 2015 and outside groups over giving assistance to to try. their own workers when a trade package Ms. ESTY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to rec- We must try. For the sake of the victims of comes before this body. So, because of that, ognize the month of Ramadan, which begins Emanuel A.M.E., we must not give up. for the first time in half a century, they will let tonight at sundown for Muslims in Connecticut I ask the House to observe a moment of si- this policy that is so important to their party and around the world. lence in memory of the victims in South Caro- expire. I offer my support for those marking the hol- lina, and victims of gun violence everywhere. While I predict that TPA will pass, it will be iday. For Muslims worldwide, this month of f a shame if the whole package isn’t enacted fasting is a time for prayer, reflection, and due to the failure of this President to work with charitable work. RECOGNIZING JANE ROZANSKI members of his own party. With the constant cycle of violence plaguing f our country and the world, let us all take this HON. JULIA BROWNLEY time to recommit ourselves to work together OF CALIFORNIA HONORING MAJOR GENERAL for equality and peace on earth. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JOSEPH MCNEIL Ramadan Mubarak to all observing the holi- Thursday, June 18, 2015 day. Ms. BROWNLEY of California. Mr. Speaker, HON. GREGORY W. MEEKS f today I rise to recognize Jane Rozanski, a re- OF NEW YORK EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES TO markable visionary and dedicated leader to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES THE VICTIMS OF THE SENSE- the aging population of Ventura County, Cali- Thursday, June 18, 2015 LESS SHOOTING AT THE EMAN- fornia. As the Chief Executive Officer of the Mr. MEEKS. Mr. Speaker, vision and re- UEL A.M.E. CHURCH IN CHARLES- TON, SOUTH CAROLINA Camarillo Health Care District, Jane has dem- solve: the fertile grounds for greatness. These onstrated an outstanding commitment to pro- are the qualities that Major General Joseph HON. SHEILA JACKSON LEE viding health care and improving the access of McNeil exemplified when in 1960 he and three medical services to seniors in our community. OF TEXAS of his classmates protested segregation with a For over two decades, Jane oversaw the de- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES sit-in at a Woolworth store in Greensboro, velopment of the district, which has grown to North Carolina. Thursday, June 18, 2015 serve over 35,000 residents annually. The ‘Greensboro Four’, as they came to be Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, it is with Under the steadfast leadership of Jane known, were denied service at a Woolworth a heavy heart that I rise to speak out against Rozanski, along with her highly skilled team, lunch counter because of the color of their the senseless loss of innocent lives resulting the Camarillo Health Care District embodies skin. With the spirit of peaceful protest, they from another senseless act of violence. the commitment to provide quality and afford- committed themselves to a sit-in, which, little My thoughts and prayers go out to the peo- able medical care. The Camarillo Health Care did they know, would reverberate across the ple of Charleston, South Carolina, the mem- District has been recognized throughout Cali- nation. bers of the Emanuel African Methodist Epis- fornia as a model of innovation and efficiency, With wisdom beyond his years, Joseph copal Church in Charleston, pastored by the has received statewide recognition as the Ex- knew that strength was not in the individual Rev. Clementa Pinckney, who was one of nine ecutive Team of the Year by the Association but in the many. The Greensboro Four united persons slain by a gunman motivated by hate. of California Healthcare Districts, and has the North Carolina A&T State University stu- Last night Rev. Pinckney, who was also a been recognized nationally as an innovative dent body by establishing the ‘‘Student Execu- member of the South Carolina State Senate, and competent partner in federal projects. tive Committee for Justice’’ and, in the face of and eight others were shot in a horrific mas- Jane has worked tirelessly to improve ac- all controversy, he won the battle. Woolworth sacre at one of the nation’s historic black cess to healthcare services throughout the agreed to allow service to blacks and whites churches. community. In addition to her impressive work alike. Mr. Speaker, it shocks the conscience that in the Camarillo Health Care District, she has Many years later, when asked in an inter- this shooting took place during a prayer meet- upheld the responsibility of a commissioner on view what he had felt at that trying time, Jo- ing in a house of sanctuary. the California Commission on Aging for nearly seph responded: ‘‘Intense sense of pride, a bit These types of events should never happen, three years and has brought her valuable ex- of trepidation’’. Not three weeks before he was and should never happen in a House of the pertise on how to best serve California’s elder- to depart for training at a Texas Air Force Lord. ly citizens.

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OF NORTH CAROLINA For her lifelong work, Jane is so deserving Dr. Grant previously served as Medical Di- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of our immeasurable gratitude. I graciously rector of the Department of Obstetrics and Thursday, June 18, 2015 thank Jane for her unwavering commitment Gynecology at the University of Missouri in and dedication for the past 22 years as the Columbia. She also served on the faculty at Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, the Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traf- CEO of the Camarillo Health Care District. It Emory University and Morehouse School of has been my sincere pleasure to work with fic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently an- Medicine prior to working full-time in the pri- nounced a sweeping recall that encourages Jane over the years. vate sector from 1994–1997. There is no doubt that Jane’s legacy will ex- consumers to replace airbags installed in mil- tend to future generations for her extraordinary In 2005, Dr. Grant began serving as the top lions of vehicles on the roads of our nation. The companies that manufacture the parts commitment to excellence. As she starts this public health official in Southwest Georgia that go into the vehicles American families use new chapter in her life, I wish her all the best when she was named as District Health Direc- in their daily lives have a responsibility to en- in her future endeavors. tor. Under her leadership, Southwest Georgia sure their products meet the highest possible f has seen incredible advancements in public standards. Americans deserve the confidence health. The District has established an inter- MIRABEAU B. LAMAR of knowing safety features will perform their OUTSTANDING EDUCATOR AWARD active worksite wellness program as well as mission effectively. the non-profit organization Friends of South- Government, for its part, also has a respon- HON. PETE OLSON west Georgia Public Health. Additionally, Dr. sibility. Its job is to ensure there is account- Grant has presided over district restructuring ability in the development and implementation OF TEXAS to improve efficiency and has provided valu- of these mechanisms, and to apply the laws of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES able guidance during disease outbreaks and our country fairly and judiciously in carrying Thursday, June 18, 2015 out its mandate. natural disasters. As the recall is implemented, the safety of Mr. OLSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to In 2009, Dr. Grant was instrumental in ob- American drivers and passengers must be our congratulate Dr. Rodney Bell of Needville High taining a March of Dimes grant to launch highest priority. We must ensure there is ac- School and Junior High for receiving the CenteringPregnancy, a support group for preg- countability for failures in the system. But we Mirabeau B. Lamar Outstanding Educator nant women that promotes positive outcomes also must ensure that the recall process does Award. The Mirabeau B. Lamar Award is not devolve into a scorched-earth campaign given to individuals who overcame personal throughout the gestational period and beyond. It is the first Public Health-administered that wrecks a vital industry, destroys jobs, and adversity and have gone on to strengthen their ultimately makes Americans less safe. CenteringPregnancy program in the state of community. The loss of any life in conjunction with a Dr. Bell, the choir director at Needville High Georgia as well as the first such program in product failure is tragic and unacceptable. As School and Junior High, has shown out- the southern part of the state. The program a representative of TK Holdings stated in re- standing perseverance and an unrelenting was a great success and a second site aimed cent testimony before the House Committee dedication to the education of our future lead- primarily at Hispanic women soon opened, on Energy and Commerce, ‘‘it is unacceptable ers. For all of his efforts, the Morton Masonic while the first site continued to address the to us and incompatible with our safety mission Lodge No. 72 in Richmond has recognized needs of primarily African-American women. for even one of our products to fail to perform him by giving him this prestigious award. A well-known and respected public health as intended and to put people at risk.’’ On behalf of the Twenty-Second Congres- This is a higher standard than the federal sional District of Texas, congratulations again professional, Dr. Grant has received national government itself embraced nearly a quarter- to Dr. Rodney Bell for receiving the Mirabeau recognition in Best Doctors of America in century ago, when it mandated that all cars B. Lamar Outstanding Educator Award. Thank 2003, and was the recipient of the Tee Rae and light trucks sold in the United States be you for your positive impact on the Needville Dismukes Award in 2012 and the District Pub- equipped with self-deploying driver-side air- community. lic Health Award for Excellence in Prenatal bags. f and Reproductive Health in 2015. The federal airbag mandate was adopted by Congress in 1991 amid concerns by some ex- IN RECOGNITION OF DR. Dr. Benjamin E. Mays often said: ‘‘You perts that the airbags themselves could pose JACQUELINE H. GRANT make your living by what you get; you make a danger to drivers and passengers in certain your life by what you give.’’ Not only has Dr. situations. Our colleagues, who authored the HON. SANFORD D. BISHOP, JR. Grant established a legacy in public health law, were aware of these concerns, but deter- OF GEORGIA leadership, but she has also done a tremen- mined that the benefits far outweighed the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES dous job of giving back to Southwest Georgia, risks. Thursday, June 18, 2015 and I am very grateful for her tireless advo- Over time, their assessment has been prov- cacy to make the community stronger and en correct. Thousands of lives have been Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, it is saved by the presence of airbags as a stand- my honor and pleasure to extend my personal more healthy. A woman of great integrity, her efforts, her dedication, and her expertise in ard feature in our vehicles. congratulations and best wishes to a great Every life is precious. And the reality is that friend and outstanding public servant, Dr. Jac- her field are unparalleled, but her heart for millions of airbags and other safety products queline H. Grant. Dr. Grant will be leaving her helping others is what makes these qualities produced by Takata—including those made by position as the District Health Director for the truly worthy. the many hard-working Americans employed Southwest Georgia Health District, where she Dr. Grant has accomplished much in her life by the company and its subsidiaries here in managed public health programs in fourteen but none of it would be possible without the the United States—have inflated successfully counties for ten years. A reception will be held love and support of her husband Steve, and and worked as intended. Thousands of Ameri- in her honor on Thursday, June 18, 2015 at two children, Steve, Jr. and Michael. cans owe their lives to this success. 2:00 p.m. at the Dougherty County Health De- Correcting the problems identified with some partment. Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me of the airbags produced by Takata starts with Dr. Grant is a native of Atlanta, Georgia, but and my wife, Vivian, in extending our sincerest recognizing this, and acknowledging the need traveled far and wide to attain different edu- appreciation and best wishes to Dr. Jacqueline for prudence in the manner in which the fed- cational experiences before returning to her H. Grant as she embarks upon a new journey eral government responds to the problems home state. She earned a Bachelor of in her life. that have been brought tragically to light. Science degree from East Carolina University. We also should recognize that, in thinking She then received her medical degree from about safety, we need to look beyond airbags

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Rather, 94 serve under Colonel Andersen at Walter Reed percent of highway fatalities are related to var- National Military Medical Center; he is an irre- Wednesday, June 17, 2015 ious human factors, including driver actions, placeable asset to military medicine. Ms. MOORE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to such as speeding, distraction, impaired driv- As an exemplary man of many roles, Dr. express my thoughts on the medical device ing, and not wearing a seatbelt.’’ Romney Andersen has brought unparalleled tax. No one questions the need for account- virtue to himself, his family and his nation. H.R. 160, the Protect Medical Innovation Act ability in this case. My concern is with poten- of 2015, would repeal the 2.3 percent excise tial unintended effects of going too far in an Congratulations on your retirement and tax on medical devices enacted as part of the effort to ensure accountability, as well as po- thank you for your service to the United States Affordable Care Act. While I voted in opposi- tentially getting distracted from the larger issue of America. tion of H.R. 160, I recognize the concerns of of how to encourage our constituents to drive May God bless you. many in the medical technology industry re- more safely and responsibly. garding the implications of an excise tax on In this instance, pushing Takata too hard fi- f medical devices. nancially, for example, will not save a single Under the Affordable Care Act, 16.4 million American life. To the contrary, it will make it RECOGNIZING VALLEY CITIES ON Americans have gained health coverage and harder to ensure safe airbags are installed in THEIR 50TH ANNIVERSARY access to critical health services. The tax on every vehicle that needs one and potentially medical devices was designed as a means to put lives at risk. Moreover, doing so could sig- offset the gains made by the industries that nificantly disrupt the auto sector, which de- HON. ADAM SMITH benefit from the law’s successful expansion of pends on the company for airbags, seat belts, healthcare coverage and is a critical compo- OF WASHINGTON and other safety features that are essential for nent of paying for the law’s implementation. It protecting lives. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES is problematic that H.R. 160 does not provide Let me put this in perspective. for the cost of eliminating the tax. I do not be- Takata’s Highland Industries, headquartered Thursday, June 18, 2015 lieve that it is prudent to repeal this tax at this in Kernersville, North Carolina, in my congres- time, but we should continue to monitor its sional district, is one of the largest suppliers of Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor Valley Cities Behavioral Health long-term impact and perhaps revisit the issue fabric for the North American airbag market. in the future. My talented, hard-working constituents at Counseling on the occasion of their 50th anni- f Highland Industries take pride in their work, versary. which has played a direct role over the years Valley Cities was first established in 1965, INTRODUCTION OF A BILL TO DI- in saving thousands of American lives. In addi- formed by members of south King County RECT THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON tion to helping save the lives of individuals in community who advocated for better mental THE LIBRARY TO ACCEPT A an accident, they produced the fabrics that health resources and with the belief that all STATUE DEPICTING PIERRE have safely gotten astronauts into space, in- people are capable of overcoming personal L’ENFANT FROM THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA cluding to the moon and back. Indeed, the flag obstacles and barriers with proper support. planted on the moon is made of fabric that The organization’s aim is to strengthen com- was produced by these hard-working Ameri- munities through the delivery of holistic, inte- HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON cans in my congressional district. OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Destroying the jobs of my constituents in the grated behavioral health services that ‘‘pro- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES name of safety will not make American drivers mote hope, recovery and improved quality of and passengers safer. It will ultimately make life.’’ Valley Cities became a United Way part- Thursday, June 18, 2015 them less safe. ner agency in 1967. Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, today I intro- We all mourn the American citizens who lost Over the last 50 years, Valley Cities has duce a bill to direct the Joint Committee on their lives tragically in accidents in which an grown to operate six clinics in the cities of Au- the Library to accept a statue depicting Pierre airbag did not perform as intended. Their leg- burn, Federal Way, Kent, Renton, Des L’Enfant from the District of Columbia and to acy should be a better and stronger system of Moines, and Bellevue. As a reflection of the provide for the permanent display of the statue airbag safety in the United States, through the diversity of the 9th Congressional District, Val- in the United States Capitol. development of even more advanced airbags ley Cities serves clients from around the Pierre L’Enfant was born in France in 1754. and other safety features. We owe it to their He was an engineer and an architect, and he world. Their health clinics often provide care families to put political agendas and posturing traveled to the United States to serve with the for those with low incomes and who are from aside and work together to achieve that goal. United States in the Revolutionary War. In our most underserved neighborhoods, making f March 1791, L’Enfant was hired to develop the Valley Cities an important healthcare partner design for the District of Columbia. L’Enfant’s RETIREMENT OF COL ROMNEY C. in our community. design for the city was so remarkable that it ANDERSON, M.D. Today, Valley Cities remains dedicated to remains and is cherished today in the nation’s helping individuals and families through li- capital and throughout this country. L’Enfant’s HON. BRAD R. WENSTRUP censed mental health counseling, chemical design envisioned a federal and residential OF OHIO dependency treatment for adults, family sup- city with diagonal streets propelling from Con- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES port programs, and specialized veterans serv- gress and the President’s home, beautiful bou- Thursday, June 18, 2015 ices. In recognition of the pace of change in levards on local streets and neighborhoods, Mr. WENSTRUP. Mr. Speaker, on behalf of south King County, Valley Cities continues to and open spaces for monuments, memorials the United States Congress and the U.S. Mili- evolve to meet the needs of the communities and historical structures, all of which largely tary medical community, I congratulate Colo- it serves. remain intact, protected as a historical treas- nel Romney C. Andersen, M.D. on his long- ure. standing dedication to our nation. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I In 2006, the residents of the District of Co- With over 30 years of service, Colonel An- congratulate Valley Cities Behavioral Health lumbia chose L’Enfant as one of the top ten dersen exemplifies the values of a model Sol- Counseling on its 50th Anniversary. I am Americans that have given distinguished serv- dier with his utmost commitment to caring for proud to have such a dedicated organization ice to the District, and the selection committee the combat injured casualty. serving and healing community members in created by the D.C. Commission on the Arts Colonel Anderson’s distinguished service to and around the 9th Congressional District of and Humanities chose L’Enfant as the second our nation began as a cadet at West Point, Washington. statue from the District of Columbia to be

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Mr. Speaker, all sectors of the health care the United States Capitol does not currently OF NEW MEXICO IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES industry are benefiting from the projected 25 appropriately recognize the contributions of million Americans who will gain coverage Pierre L’Enfant, and because D.C. residents Thursday, June 18, 2015 under reform, all were called upon to con- and stakeholders chose L’Enfant as a distin- Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New tribute. guished Washingtonian, this bill would require Mexico. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to mark the The medical device tax that H.R. 160 would the Joint Committee on the Library to place 75th anniversary of Bandelier Elementary repeal was simply the medical device indus- the Pierre L’Enfant statue in the United States School in Albuquerque, New Mexico. try’s contribution to this collective undertaking. Capitol. The school opened its doors in the south- A repeal of the medical device tax would east heights of Albuquerque which, at the encourage drug companies, health insurers, I urge my colleagues to support this bill. time, seemed like the middle of nowhere. hospitals, clinical laboratories, and home There were no trees, houses or structures sur- health agencies to seek the repeal of their f rounding the school. own contributions as well. During World War II, military planes used According to a study conducted by Wells CODIFICATION OF TITLE 55, the red roof of the building to guide them into Fargo Securities, increasing the number of in- UNITED STATES CODE, ENVIRON- landing at the Kirtland Army Air Field, as it sured Americans, will increase medical device MENT was known in those early years. sales by 3.6 percent over its first decade. The school became the center of activity as Moreover, the medical device tax, which the community grew around it and served chil- went into effect in 2013, has not damaged the HON. TOM MARINO dren from all walks of life. Many families medical device industry. In fact, the medical device industry is pros- OF PENNSYLVANIA looked forward to the annual events that in- cluded a Halloween Carnival, singing Christ- pering grandly. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES A recent analysis by Ernst and Young indi- mas Carols around a bonfire, Track and Field cates that the medical device industry’s rev- Thursday, June 18, 2015 Day and the Student Safety Patrol Program. Over the years, the fundamental reading, enue increased by $8 billion in 2013, while R&D spending by the industry increased by 6 Mr. MARINO. Mr. Speaker, I am introducing writing and arithmetic were combined with percent and employment in the industry in- a bill to enact certain laws relating to the envi- music, art, track and field, baseball and soc- creased by 23,500. ronment as title 55, United States Code, ‘‘En- cer, which created an environment for well- Also, despite industry’s claims to the con- vironment’’. The bill restates the National Envi- educated and well-rounded students. trary, the medical device tax has not forced I join all the community members who are ronmental Policy Act of 1969, Reorganization companies to ship jobs overseas and there is celebrating the 75th anniversary of Bandelier Plan No. 3 of 1970, and the Clean Air Act, no disadvantage for U.S.-based firms. along with related provisions in other Acts, as Elementary School. I am certain that the aca- Mr. Speaker, our friends across the aisle demic excellence, community involvement and a new positive law title of the United States just cannot accept the fact that the Affordable exceptional learning environment will serve Care Act is a success and is making a posi- Code. The new positive law title replaces the many more students in years to come. existing provisions, which are repealed by the tive difference in the lives of more than 16 mil- f bill. lion persons. PROTECT MEDICAL INNOVATION These Americans come from all walks of The bill was prepared by the Office of the ACT OF 2015 life. Law Revision Counsel of the House of Rep- They are women, who can no longer be de- resentatives as part of its ongoing responsi- SPEECH OF nied coverage or be forced to pay exorbitant bility under 2 U.S.C. § 285b to prepare, and amounts for coverage simply because of their submit to the Committee on the Judiciary one HON. SHEILA JACKSON LEE sex. OF TEXAS title at a time, a complete compilation, restate- They are nine million seniors and people IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ment, and revision of the general and perma- with disabilities, who have saved $1,600 each on expensive and lifesaving prescription medi- nent laws of the United States. Wednesday, June 17, 2015 cation. Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise in All changes in existing law made by the bill And they are this country’s most vulnerable opposition to H.R. 160, the ‘‘Protect Medical are purely technical in nature. The bill was citizens; people who are working hard and Innovation Act of 2015,’’ which would repeal struggling to make ends meet while living in prepared in accordance with the statutory the 2.3 percent excise tax on medical devices standard for codification legislation, which is near-poverty, and who have been covered by that was enacted as part of the Affordable Medicaid expansion in 27 states and the Dis- that the restatement of existing law shall con- Care Act. form to the understood policy, intent, and pur- trict of Columbia. I oppose this bill strongly because repeal of These benefits have been felt across the pose of Congress in the original enactments, the excise would increase the deficit by $24.4 country, and especially in my home state of with such amendments and corrections as will billion over 10 years. Texas where: remove ambiguities, contradictions, and other Mr. Speaker, H.R. 160 is nothing but our 1. 10,695,000 individuals with pre-existing imperfections. Republican friends’ latest unpaid-for perma- conditions such as asthma, cancer, or diabe- nent tax cut bill. tes—including up to 1,632,000 children—will The bill is not intended to make any sub- If H.R. 160 were to become law, House Re- stantive changes in the law. As is typical with no longer have to worry about being denied publicans will have passed unpaid-for GOP coverage or charged higher prices because of the codification process, a number of non-sub- tax cuts that increase the deficit by a total of stantive revisions are made, including the re- their health status or history. $611 billion just this year. 2. 4,889,000 uninsured Texans have new organization of sections into a more coherent Mr. Speaker, given the real challenges fac- health insurance options through Medicaid or overall structure, but these changes are not in- ing our nation, it is irresponsible for the Re- private health plans in the Marketplace. tended to have any substantive effect. publican majority to continue bringing to the 3. 5,198,000 individuals on private insur- The bill, along with a detailed section-by- floor bills that have no chance of becoming ance have gained coverage for at least one law and would harm millions of Americans if section explanation of the bill, can be found on free preventive health care service such as a they were to be enacted. mammogram, birth control, or an immunization the Law Revision Counsel Internet site at House Republicans have tried at least 58 http://uscode.house.gov/codification/t55/ in 2011 and 2012. times to undermine the Affordable Care Act, 4. In the first ten months of 2013, 233,100 index.html. Interested parties are invited to which has enabled more than 16 million pre- seniors and people with disabilities saved on submit comments, not later than 30 days after viously uninsured Americans to know the average $866 on prescription medications. today’s date, to Tim Trushel, Senior Counsel, peace of mind that comes from having access 5. 357,000 young adults have gained health Office of the Law Revision Counsel, U.S. to affordable, accessible, high quality health insurance because they can now stay on their House of Representatives. care. parents’ health plans until age 26.

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We’re ready for the President’s executive entire coaching staff and team comprised of: Act, we have extended the solvency of the actions on expanded DACA and the Deferred Grant Geppert, Pete Baumgartner, Andrew Medicare Trust fund by more than a decade, Action Program for Parents (DAPA) to move Winning, Tyler Kimmle, Cody Bentlage, Will and helped save taxpayers $116 billion forward. Greenwald, Jordan Smith, Matt Augustin, Grif- through new Medicare efficiencies. We’re ready—estamos listos. Y le digo a fin Welz, Seth Luitjohan, Mike McGill, Austin H.R. 160 will not make our country better, it nuestras familias inmigrantes que se Brown, Jim Smith, Jarrett Dubach, Tyler Pol- will not help uninsured Americans obtain cov- preparen, porque ya llega el dı´a. [We’re ready. lard, Sam Greene, Chris Dickman, Nick erage; it will cost the medical device industry And I want to tell our immigrant families to be Schmollinger, Kyle Schmitt, Matt Beyer, Trent jobs and will increase the deficit. prepared, because the day is coming]. Carriger, assistant coaches Sam Weber, It is an irresponsible proposal and should, Ojala´, en estos proximos meses, podemos Caleb Houchin, Dave Miscik, and head coach like the previous 58 attempts to undermine darles a todos las buenas noticias que estos Joel Hawkins. Obamacare, be rejected. programas vitales del Presidente van a seguir I look forward to the continued success of I urge my colleagues to join me in voting adelante. [Hopefully, in the coming months, the Highland High School Bulldogs. I extend against H.R. 160. we will be able to convey the good news that my best wishes for another outstanding sea- f the President’s vital programs will be able to son next year. move forward]. f PROTECT MEDICAL INNOVATION Mr. Speaker, our families and our commu- ACT OF 2015 nities look forward to progress on the Presi- RECOGNIZING THE 150TH ANNIVER- dent’s executive actions as well as the day SARY OF JUNETEENTH AND THE SPEECH OF when we finally enact comprehensive immigra- 22ND CELEBRATION OF THE HON. SETH MOULTON tion reform. JUNETEENTH URBAN MUSIC FES- TIVAL IN MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE OF MASSACHUSETTS f IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FORT BEND CHRISTIAN ACADEMY HON. STEVE COHEN Wednesday, June 17, 2015 BASEBALL OF TENNESSEE Mr. MOULTON. Mr. Speaker, I will vote in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES favor of H.R. 160, legislation to repeal the on- HON. PETE OLSON Thursday, June 18, 2015 erous medical device tax, when it comes be- OF TEXAS fore the House today. I have always said that IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. COHEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to I strongly support the repeal of this tax on Thursday, June 18, 2015 recognize the 150th anniversary of the observ- Massachusetts’ growing medical device indus- ance of Juneteenth in the United States. Even Mr. OLSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to try, especially because the tax though the Emancipation Proclamation was congratulate the Fort Bend Christian baseball disproportionally affects small- and medium- signed by President Abraham Lincoln in Sep- team for a remarkable season. sized medical device manufacturers that don’t tember 1862, it was not until June 19, 1865 The Eagles finished the season with a re- that Union Soldiers led by Major General Gor- have the compliance resources of larger com- markable 11–3 record and proudly rep- panies. I also believe we must responsibly pay don Granger announced to the last slaves in resented the entire Fort Bend community. Galveston, Texas, that they were free. This for the repeal of the tax. In light of our nation’s They were led on and off the field by captain growing national debt, I am hopeful that voting year also marks the 22nd annual Juneteenth and all-state senior, Trent Bohny. Additionally, Urban Music Festival in Memphis, Tennessee. in favor of H.R. 160 sends a message to the the Eagles had multiple players selected for Senate and the President that we must repeal To commemorate this day in our history and the all-district teams with honorable state men- the contributions of African-Americans to our this tax and pay for it in a responsible way. tions, including senior Spencer Paschal, senior f nation, the 2015 Juneteenth Urban Music Fes- Derek Smith, and senior Garrett West. These tival theme is: ‘‘Celebrating 150 Years with THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF THE DE- prestigious awards are achieved through both Music.’’ FERRED ACTION FOR CHILDHOOD athletic and academic vigor and are highly American music has long embodied influ- ARRIVALS competitive throughout the state of Texas. We ences of African culture, since the dark years are extremely proud of all the men of the Fort of slavery when African instruments such as HON. XAVIER BECERRA Bend Christian Academy baseball team and the banjo were introduced to America. Over- look forward to their future accomplishments. time, African Americans developed their own OF CALIFORNIA On behalf of the Twenty-Second Congres- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES musical style on southern plantations that is sional District of Texas, congratulations again now heard in nearly every genre of music, in- Thursday, June 18, 2015 to the Fort Bend Christian Academy baseball cluding gospel, blues, bluegrass, jazz, country team on a successful season. Mr. BECERRA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to and rock and roll. This is the true history of mark the third anniversary of the Deferred Ac- f American music. tion for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program HIGHLAND HIGH SCHOOL BULL- The year’s theme is an especially fitting one established by President Barack Obama and DOGS CLASS 3A BASEBALL as Memphis has a rich musical history filled which has transformed the lives of over half a STATE CHAMPS with contributions by African Americans. Mem- million young people in our country. phis is home to Royal Studios, which was The DACA program has given aspiring HON. JOHN SHIMKUS founded in 1957 and is one of the oldest re- Americans of immigrant heritage across our cording studios in the world. Such talents as OF ILLINOIS country the chance to more fully contribute former owner and Memphian Willie Mitchell, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES their talents to our society and aid in our na- Bobby Blue Bland, Ann Peebles, and Al Green tion’s economic recovery. Thursday, June 18, 2015 have recorded hits at the studio. Most re- I think of DREAMers like Jose Garcia, a Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to cently, the studio became the recording home young student from Los Angeles who was just acknowledge the victory of the Highland High of the 2015 Billboard Hot 100 chart topper, accepted to Harvard University and is a DACA School Bulldogs as the Class 3A baseball Uptown Funk, which held the number one spot recipient. Because he was able to apply for state champions. This is their second title for fourteen weeks. Memphis is also home to DACA, his hard work in school paid off and since 2008. Stax Records, which is renowned for pro- now he can pursue a college education in the On June 13, 2015, the Bulldogs won the ducing the sounds of Isaac Hayes, Booker T. only country he has ever known. Class 3A State Championship in a 7–6 victory & the M.G.’s, Otis Redding, Rufus and Carla Since the DACA program began in 2012, over Nazareth Academy. I would like to con- Thomas, Mavis Staples, the Staple Singers, there are more than 261,000 young women gratulate senior Grant Geppert for scoring the Lalah Hathaway, Albert King, the Bar-Kays and men in California, who like Jose, have bases-loaded single during the seventh inning and many more. Other well-known musicians been approved for DACA. to give the Bulldogs the win. to come out of Memphis include B.B. King,

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HIGHLIGHTS Senate passed H.R. 1735, National Defense Authorization Act, as amended. Senate goods and services manufactured in Afghanistan, Chamber Action central Asian states, and Djibouti. Pages S4263–64 Routine Proceedings, pages S4255–S4332. McCain (for Daines) Amendment No. 1890 (to Measures Introduced: Thirty-six bills and three Amendment No. 1463), to modify the immediate resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. applicability of basic allowance for housing for mar- ried members assigned for duty within normal com- 1604–1639, and S. Res. 204–206. Pages S4297–99 muting distance. Page S4264 Measures Reported: McCain (for Coats) Amendment No. 1705 (to Report to accompany S. 697, to amend the Toxic Amendment No. 1463), to provide for military ex- Substances Control Act to reauthorize and modernize changes between senior officers and officials of the that Act. (S. Rept. No. 114–67) United States and Taiwan. Page S4264 S. 1619, making appropriations for the Depart- McCain (for Flake) Amendment No. 1720 (to ment of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending Amendment No. 1463), to authorize transportation September 30, 2016. (S. Rept. No. 114–68) to transfer ceremonies for the family and next of kin S. 1635, to authorize the Department of State for of members of the Armed Forces who die overseas fiscal year 2016. Page S4296 during humanitarian operations. Page S4264 McCain (for Gardner) Amendment No. 1708 (to Measures Passed: Amendment No. 1463), to require a strategy to pro- National Defense Authorization Act: By 71 yeas mote United States interests in the Indo-Asia-Pacific to 25 nays (Vote No. 215), Senate passed H.R. region. Page S4264 1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 McCain (for Enzi) Amendment No. 1908 (to for military activities of the Department of Defense, Amendment No. 1463), to provide for a small busi- for military construction, and for defense activities of ness procurement ombudsman. Page S4264 the Department of Energy, to prescribe military per- McCain (for Paul) Amendment No. 1678 (to sonnel strengths for such fiscal year, after taking ac- Amendment No. 1463), to provide for the more ac- tion on the following amendments proposed thereto: curate and complete enumeration of members of the Pages S4258–75 Armed Forces in any tabulation of total population Adopted: by the Secretary of Commerce. Page S4264 McCain/Blunt Modified Amendment No. 1974 McCain (for Hatch/Inhofe) Amendment No. 1811 (to Amendment No. 1463), to provide for (to Amendment No. 1463), to express the sense of sustainment enhancement. Pages S4264–65 Congress on the security and protection of Iranian McCain (for Fischer/Booker) Amendment No. dissidents living in Camp Liberty, Iraq. Page S4263 1825 (to Amendment No. 1463), to authorize ap- McCain (for Murkowski) Amendment No. 2030 propriations for national security aspects of the Mer- (to Amendment No. 1463), to express the sense of chant Marine for fiscal years 2016 and 2017. Congress on the coordination of hunting, fishing, Page S4265 and other recreational activities on military land. Reed (for King/Carper) Amendment No. 2020 (to Page S4263 Amendment No. 1463), to demonstrate the effects of McCain (for Vitter) Modified Amendment No. a method to facilitate the disposal of excess Army 1472 (to Amendment No. 1463), to exclude property and management of underutilized and un- AbilityOne goods from the authority to acquire utilized property by providing an exemption from D728

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surface water storage projects on lands under the ju- Committee Meetings risdiction of the Secretary of the Interior and the (Committees not listed did not meet) Secretary of Agriculture and to designate the Bureau of Reclamation as the lead agency for permit proc- BUSINESS MEETING essing, after receiving testimony from Dionne Committee on Appropriations: Committee ordered favor- Thompson, Deputy Commissioner for External and ably reported the following business items: Intergovernmental Affairs, Bureau of Reclamation, An original bill entitled, ‘‘Homeland Security Ap- Department of the Interior; Charles V. Stern, Spe- propriations Act, 2016’’; and cialist in Natural Resources Policy, Congressional An original bill entitled, ‘‘Interior, Environment, Research Service, Library of Congress; Jerry Meissner, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016’’. Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority, Circle, Montana; Adam P. Schempp, Environmental Law In- BUSINESS MEETING stitute, and Ryan R. Yates, American Farm Bureau Committee on Armed Services: Committee ordered favor- Federation, both of Washington, D.C.; and Anthony ably reported 1,659 nominations in the Army, Navy, Willardson, Western States Water Council, Murray, Air Force, and Marine Corps. Utah. WATER AND POWER LEGISLATION FUTURE OF HIGHWAY FUNDING Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Sub- committee on Water and Power concluded a hearing Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine S. 593, to require the Secretary of the In- to examine challenges to the future of highway fund- terior to submit to Congress a report on the efforts ing, after receiving testimony from Joseph Kile, As- of the Bureau of Reclamation to manage its infra- sistant Director for Microeconomic Studies, Congres- structure assets, S. 982, to prohibit the conditioning sional Budget Office; and former Representative Ray of any permit, lease, or other use agreement on the LaHood, Building America’s Future, and Stephen transfer of any water right to the United States by Moore, The Heritage Foundation, both of Wash- the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture, and ington, D.C. to require the Secretaries of the Interior and Agri- RENEWABLE FUEL STANDARD PROGRAM culture to develop water planning instruments con- sistent with State law, S. 1305, to amend the Colo- Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af- rado River Storage Project Act to authorize the use fairs: Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Fed- of the active capacity of the Fontenelle Reservoir, S. eral Management concluded a hearing to examine 1365, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to the Environmental Protection Agency’s management use designated funding to pay for construction of au- of the renewable fuel standard program, after receiv- thorized rural water projects, S. 1291, to authorize ing testimony from Janet McCabe, Acting Assistant early repayment of obligations to the Bureau of Rec- Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation, Environ- lamation within the Northport Irrigation District in mental Protection Agency. the State of Nebraska, S. 1552, to authorize the Dry- Redwater Regional Water Authority System and the INTELLIGENCE Musselshell-Judith Rural Water System in the State Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee held closed of Montana, and S. 1533, to authorize the Secretary hearings on intelligence matters, receiving testimony of the Interior to coordinate Federal and State per- from officials of the intelligence committee. mitting processes related to the construction of new Committee recessed subject to the call.

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Next Meeting of the SENATE Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 3 p.m., Monday, June 22 12 noon, Friday, June 19

Senate Chamber House Chamber Program for Monday: After the transaction of any Program for Friday: House will meet in a Pro Forma morning business (not to extend beyond 5 p.m.), Senate session at 12 noon. will begin consideration of the nominations of Peter V. Neffenger, of Ohio, to be an Assistant Secretary of Home- land Security, and Daniel R. Elliott III, of Ohio, to be a Member of the Surface Transportation Board, and vote on confirmation of the nominations at approximately 5:30 p.m.

Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue

HOUSE Hastings, Alcee L., Fla., E926 Olson, Pete, Tex., E923, E925, E926, E929, E932 Huffman, Jared, Calif., E921 Pallone, Frank, Jr., N.J., E924, E925 Becerra, Xavier, Calif., E932 Jackson Lee, Sheila, Tex., E922, E928, E931 Pelosi, Nancy, Calif., E926 Bishop, Sanford D., Jr., Ga., E923, E929 Lee, Barbara, Calif., E921 Poe, Ted, Tex., E925 Brownley, Julia, Calif., E923, E928 Luetkemeyer, Blaine, Mo., E921 Schakowsky, Janice D., Ill., E926 Cohen, Steve, Tenn., E932 Lujan Grisham, Michelle, N.M., E924, E931 Sessions, Pete, Tex., E928 Courtney, Joe, Conn., E924 Marino, Tom, Pa., E931 Shimkus, John, Ill., E922, E932 Crenshaw, Ander, Fla., E921 Meeks, Gregory W., N.Y., E928 Smith, Adam, Wash., E923, E930 Cuellar, Henry, Tex., E925 Moore, Gwen, Wisc., E930 Swalwell, Eric, Calif., E924 Esty, Elizabeth H., Conn., E922, E928 Moulton, Seth, Mass., E932 Webster, Daniel, Fla., E925 Foxx, Virginia, N.C., E929 Norton, Eleanor Holmes, The District of Columbia, Welch, Peter, Vt., E925 Grayson, Alan, Fla., E925 E930 Wenstrup, Brad R., Ohio, E930

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